Vijay Sethupathi Shoots Down ‘Pan-India’ Term As He Feels ‘Uncomfortable’ With It: “No Need To Put A Label Under This”

Vijay Sethupathi is well known for his work in Tamil industry and will soon be setting foot in Bollywood with Merry Christmas opposite Katrina Kaif and Jawan alongside Shah Rukh Khan. Over the past few years, lines among the regional industries have been blurring, with the term pan-India gaining predominance. The versatile actor recently spoke about it and it seems he is not very fond of the term. Scroll down to find out what he said!

It will not be wrong to say that the term pan-India first came under the limelight with SS Rajamouli’s Baahubali 1 & 2. Today, many films are made keeping mind the pan-India audience to make the reach more widespread. Also, the films from down the South have gained a large audience recently, making Sethupathi more popular in other parts of the country.

In an interview with the Galatta Plus, Vijay Sethupathi expressed that he is not very fond of the expression pan-India actors. He said, “No sir, I am an actor. I am not comfortable with that pan-India statement. Sometimes that gives pressure also. I am just an actor, and no need to put a label under this. So, that’s enough. I want to do every language film. I want to do a Bengali film, a Gujarati film. So if I get the chance, I’ll go and work there.”