Madhavan is not bogged down by pressures and expectations

Mumbai: Fresh after the success of `3Idiots`, which cemented his position in Bollywood, actor R Madhavan, says that the multigrosser has definitely influenced his way of working but the pressures and expectations coming with a megahit do not plague him. "Life has undoubtedly changed after `3 Idiots` and so has the way of working. Now I am able to do my type of films. Earlier, I had to keep experimenting with different kinds of movies like `13 B`, `Mumbai Meri Jaan` and others. Post `3I`, I`m happy to invest my talent and skills in those films which I want. Also the subjects are more interesting," Maddy said.

"But there is no kind of limit or pressure a movie can make on you. Seeing your work in the last movie audience expects more.... right from the choice of your next movie to the next hero or heroin..," the actor, who will next be seen in director Leena Yadav`s `Teen Patti`, said. "There are lots of such things that may bother you.... but you don`t think about them because it can make you feel insecure, threatened and take a toll on your mind," he said. Madhavan however, clarified that `Tanu Weds Manu` and `Teen Patti`, where he shares screen space with Bollywood legend Amitabh Bachchan and Oscar winning actor Ben Kingsley, were offered to him prior to `Three Idiots`. `Teen Patti` is about greed and deception set in the backdrop of high stake gambling. The movie is slated to be released this Friday. Amitabh Bachchan (Venkat Subramanium), who plays the role of a mathematician challenges the theory of probability and tries to relate it to the Indian card game - `Teen Patti`. With all this a game of greed begins and how it affects his colleague, played by Madhavan (Shantanu Biswas) and his four students takes the movie further, he said. Also, for the first time, Madhavan is playing a character with grey shades. "This will be my first grey shade kind of a character in Bollywood... but in Tamil films I have done played such roles," he said. On his character, Madhavan said, "I play a role of a professor (Shantanu Biswas) in the film. He decides to take certain steps which land him in a web of greed, lust and defeat - and how much of a heavy price he pays for those decisions forms the story." PTI