My father was quite hesitant to slap me

After the under-appreciated Poriyaalan, Harish Kalyan will be next seen in Vil Ambu, directed by Ramesh Subramaniam, a former assistant of Suseenthiran. Talking about the film, he says, ���I play an aspiring photographer in Coimbatore. He has a strict father, who wants him to pursue a normal career. You could say he is like the father character in Em Mahan. It is a character that plays a crucial role in my character���s transformation.���
Interestingly, Harish���s real-life dad Kalyan, plays this character in the film.���He has been in the industry for over 20 years, but he is acting on-screen for the first time. His real-life character is quite different from that of what you see in the film. He might have been strict when I was a child, but now, he is very approachable,��� he says.
Ask him if there was any memorable moment shooting with his dad and he says, ���In one scene, he had to slap me. He was quite hesitant to slap me because he hasn���t hit me since my teenage years. So, the director then told him to hit me for real. So, in the end, he actually hit me.���