Tini Tom To Debut In Kollywood With ‘Operation Arapaima’

Tini Tom To Debut In Kollywood With ‘Operation Arapaima’

Reported By 09 Feb 2018

After playing comic and villainous roles in Mollywood, actor Tini Tom is all set to foray into Tamil with the movie 'Operation Arapaima'. He will play the role of a transgender in the flick. The thriller is directed by Prash and also stars Rahman.

"As I am into mimicry, I had a confidence that I can handle it decently. But, it was indeed challenging to turn someone of my size into the get up of a transgender person. Both the director and Rahman sir were sure that I can do it and strongly recommended me for this role," said Tini.

One by Two fame Abhinaya has been roped in to play the female lead in the movie. Rahman will be seen essaying the role of a naval officer. In an interview with Times of India, when asked from Tini if he found challenging to learn Tamil, he said, "As I watch many Tamil films, I could learn the dialogues well enough. Moreover, choreographer Kala master's nephew Aravind, who is also part of the cast, helped me with it."