South Indian actress Keerthy Suresh has reportedly worn over 120 costumes in her upcoming film ‘Nadigaiyar Thilagam’, in which she portrays the role of yesteryear actress Savithri. “Even for some small scenes, I had to change into different costumes. Every day, I changed costumes at least thrice,” revealed the actress to a leading English daily.
According to reports, the sarees Keethy wore for the film were apparently were special and needed to be handled with extreme care. “Many of them were almost 50 years old, and wafer-thin almost like gossamer. They belonged to the personal collection of director Nag’s mother and the producer’s mother.
“They were difficult to handle and could tear easily. So I had to be very cautious not to damage them while doing the scenes. Many saris were also made to order for the film, keeping in mind the designs and fabrics of the period of the biopic”, she said.
“At the end of the shoot, the producer gifted me my favourite sari from the shoot,” she added.
Keerthy also said that she felt like she has travelled into a different era while shooting for the film. The make-up and costumes department made a very great effort to make everything look as real as possible. “We did so much research and I really felt like I had travelled into a different era. Any doubts I had were dispelled once we did the look test,” she further said.
Keerthy also remembered that she had to undergo as many as six look tests before they zeroed in on the right look. “The prosthetic make-up took almost four hours each time. I had to come early and keep everyone waiting, while getting ready”.
“Normally, when prosthetics are used, actors typically shoot only for about three hours at a time. But as we were pressed for time, we shot for seven to eight hours each day! I survived on liquid food to not disturb the make-up”, the actress revealed .
Watch the teaser of Nadigaiyar Thilagam below: