'Thalapathy' Vijay's Leo has had fans everywhere excited ever since director Lokesh Kanagaraj revealed that the film would be high on action. Produced by S. S. Lalit Kumar's 7 Screen Studio and featuring Anirudh Ravichander's music, the highly-anticipated film also includes a massive ensemble star cast among whom Bollywood superstar Sanjay Dutt and 'Action King' Arjun', who are known for their delivering massive action on the big screen over the course of their glorious careers, will be seen lighting up the screen in powerful roles. With Leo currently in the post-production stages and the stunt sequences choreographed by the National Award-winning Anbariv duo, popular fight master Thavasi, who is also a part of the film, sat down to share his experience shooting alongside the big cast, while also opening up on the difficulties during the Kashmir schedule earlier this year.
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Speaking about filming Leo in Kashmir, Thavasi said, "There's a general belief that you can have a jolly time and enjoy when you go there. But, Kashmir isn't like that, especially the spots where we shot the film. There were places that will make you think about whether you will come back. Traveling to those locations itself was a tough experience." He continued, "You must have watched the video of the shooting location where everyone is seen working hard from morning till evening. The areas where we shot were risky as there was ice everywhere at every turn, which would be like glass pieces. It was quite difficult since we also shot during the night. You'll need to follow a lot of safety during the daytime. Just imagine how it must have been at night."
Upon being asked about the importance of the stunt choreography in Leo since Vijay, Sanjay Dutt, and Arjun have an action background, fight master Thavasi said, "Anbariv masters have been doing big projects. So, there's a lot of planning and they do a lot of homework along with several rehearsals. When they finally go and shoot, the sequence will come out perfectly and it will look natural. Each shot was worthy of praise and left us in awe as technicians. This film will create a big talk for all the main artistes after its release."
Watch stunt master Thavasi talk about Leo in the video below:
