“I feel like I have come a long way. But on the other hand, it also feels like I have just begun,” says Ashok Selvan, as he speaks to Film Companion about completing ten years in Tamil cinema. A decade into cinema, Ashok remarks that his upcoming Por Thozhil has made his dream of playing a cop on screen come true. Directed by Vignesh Raja, the film co-stars Sarathkumar and follows a young cop who is trying to figure out his duties, as he navigates personal fears.
“I’ve always wanted to play a police officer. I wanted to do that mass introduction scene and twist my moustache in style.” But the actor also agrees that his character in Por Thozhil does none of these things. “He is someone who asks if all police officers should have moustaches and if they should always be strict. He wants to be approachable, and you will like that.”