Here's why Simbu wanted Santhanam in #STR49!

Silambarasan, who participated in the audio launch event of director S Prem Anand's much-awaited horror comedy 'Devil's Double Next Level', featuring actor Santhanam in the lead, said, "I wish to explain why I wanted Santhanam in #STR49."

"The main reason why I wanted Santhanam is today, a lot of serious movies are getting made. There is a dearth in comedy in films. The level of comedy content in films has gone down. You expect a film with a lot of action and adrenaline rush. Half the films we do are action-oriented and have a lot of aggression in them. So, in Tamil cinema, we need to have a lot of soft, feel good films," Silambarasan said.

"The editor of Devil's Double Next Level has worked in a recently released film called 'Tourist Family'. It was a wonderful film and I express my best wishes to the unit. A lot of films that spread happiness must come. We miss a person like Santhanam for quite some time now. So, apart from acting as a hero in films, he must also combine with actors and directors and do films," Silambarasan added and urged Santhanam to choose films that he liked and work in them as a comedian as well for the sake of fans of Tamil cinema.

"I thought let this film be a starting point to such a step. Several people expressed doubts if he would agree to be a part of the film. I told them that all I had to do was just make a phone call and he would agree for my sake, unmindful of the story or the film. Similarly, when he called me, I knew I had to come for his film's audio launch. The friendship between us is like that," the actor explained.