Venkat Prabhu on film with Sivakarthikeyan not taking off: ‘No hard feelings’

CHENNAI: Director Venkat Prabhu on Monday clarified that his proposed film with actor Sivakarthikeyan could not take off for various reasons, but said there were no hard feelings between the two.

Venkat Prabhu took to X to issue the clarification following comments made by his father, music director, filmmaker and actor Gangai Amaren, about the project.

“SK (Sivakarthikeyan) is always a dear friend/brother to me. A lot of speculations and controversies are going around. As a father, when a film involving your own son gets delayed, the frustration is natural. He probably doesn’t know the complete picture, and I can’t blame him for that,” Venkat Prabhu wrote.

Explaining that he generally keeps his professional matters private, the director added, “I’m a very quiet person when it comes to my work and don’t discuss my professional matters in detail with anyone, including him. The project couldn’t take off due to various reasons. That’s it. No hard feelings.”

Venkat Prabhu also expressed his willingness to work with Sivakarthikeyan again.

“If the time comes and a good script comes my way, I would love to work with SK again. So please, let’s put a full stop to all this,” he said.

He concluded by wishing Sivakarthikeyan well on his upcoming film Seyon.

“I’m busy with my next. My best wishes to my brother’s Seyon,” he wrote.

Directed by Sivakumar Murugesan, Sivakarthikeyan’s film Seyon recently wrapped its second schedule.

Raaj Kamal Films International, which is producing the film along with Turmeric Media, announced the schedule wrap on September 11 through a video shared on social media.

Seyon stars Baghyashrii Borse as the female lead and marks her first direct Tamil film.