Ajith Kumar plays ‘AK’ in Vivegam. In a Vikatan interview, the film’s director Siva said:
“I always try to approach my films with Ajith sir as his fan. I wanted to see him wear a veshti and that happened in Veeram. I wanted to see him as an international agent, and that’s the look we went for with Vivegam. Most of the audience will want to know if Ajith sir plays a spy or assassin in the film. The script is built up in such a way that this suspense is carried on till the very end. It will inspire a lot of curiosity.”
A large portion of the film was shot abroad. “It was a conscious decision to stage the film abroad. The look and feel gives it an international vibe. It is Ajith sir as you’ve never seen him before.”
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Filming in harsh weather conditions meant that Siva took over 150 days to complete Vivegam. “Usually, I finish a film in 110 days. But, we shot daily from 9:30 till 3 in the afternoon. Some days, we’d be forced to cancel as the climate wouldn’t be amenable. This isn’t a love subject. It is a film that requires huge action set pieces, people and emotional connect. So we had to make a lot of allowances for it. But, all troubles vanished when we saw the final picture and the look of the film.”
Vivegam is currently in post-production. The film has Ajith Kumar, Kajal Aggarwal, Vivek Oberoi and Akshara Haasan in lead roles. Anirudh composes music.