G V Prakash, Napoleon play important roles in Hollywood film Trap City!
Two
top Tamil film stars are now an integral part of a Hollywood film
featuring Brandon T. Jackson of Tropic Thunder, Person Jackson and Big
Momma House fame.
Yes, the film, Trap City, which has been shot
in Nashville in the US, features young dynamic actor and top music
director G V Prakash and actor Napoleon in important roles.
Other
Hollywood artistes who feature in the film include Clifton (who has
acted in films like Ray, Dead Presidents, Norbit, Menace II Society),
Erica Pinket ( who has acted in All Eyez on Me) and Dennis “LA” White (
who has acted in Notorious, Thank You For Your Service and Parenthood).
The
film, which has been produced by Kyyba Films in association with Nasik
Rav Media and KOE (Kingdom Over Everything) Studios, is an hip urban
drama that has been written and directed by Ricky Burchell.
Actor G V Prakash and Producer Tel K Ganesan of Kyyba Films recently met mediapersons in Chennai for an interaction on the film.
During
the interaction, producer Tel Ganesan said, "We got the idea to make
this film in the year 2019. I met G V Prakash in connection with a sound
track task. It was then that I invited him to come to Hollywood."
Stating
that Brandon Jackson plays the lead in the film, producer Tel K Ganesan
disclosed that G V Prakash plays a surgeon in Trap City.
"Brandon
plays a rapper who also works as a drop man for a drug kingpin in the
film. Brandon gets shot and it is G V Prakash, who saves the hero in the
film. Interestingly, Brandon's character records a song that becomes a
viral sensation just before his arrest. His fame intensifies because of
his crime but after an attempt on his life, he faces the greatest choice
of his life," the producer said.
Explaining why he picked G V
Prakash for the role, producer Tel K Ganesan said, "When I met him
itself I realised that he had immense potential and talent. I loved his
work. I think people from Hollywood will come here for our music."
Stating
that the audience base for English films were 200 per cent more than
that of Tamil films, Tel Ganesan pointed out that G V Prakash, through
this film, would be reaching out to an audience base that was at least
20 to 40 times bigger than the usual base."The English market comprises
around 170 countries. So, the reach will be phenomenal," he said.
The
producer said that G V Prakash would now be known internationally and
that the locals in America had accepted him as one of their own. Stating
that the film would release in English first, Tel Ganesan said that
they would release the dubbed version of the film in Tamil.
Interestingly, the film also features Napoleon in an important role.
When asked about Napoleon's role in the film, Tel Ganesan said, "Napoleon plays Brandon's bodyguard in the film."
Talking
to the media about the experience of working on the film, actor and
music director G V Prakash said that he thoroughly enjoyed working on
the project.
When asked to compare the working styles of the
Tamil film industry with Hollywood, G V Prakash said, "Both are
different industries and therefore, one cannot compare. Both have their
strengths. The primary difference I found was that they use Live sound
and therefore, no prompting is possible when one delivers lines."
Giving
out more details of his experience of working on the film, G V Prakash
said, "I shot for around three days in Nashville. We rehearsed for a day
before beginning to shoot. Brandon is basically a very nice person and I
enjoyed working with this entire unit. In fact, we are in touch even
after the film is over."
When asked if whether he got to work
with Napoleon and if whether they had combination scenes, G V Prakash
said that although they did not have combination scenes, he did catch up
with Napoleon. "Napoleon sir is a very nice person. I met him and I
visited his home there in Nashville. It was a very pleasant experience."
The
actor however clarified that he had only acted in Trap City and that he
hadn't scored its music. On the Kollywood front, G V Prakash said his
next film, as a music director, would be director Vasantabalan's Jail.
