Shanthnu clears the air on getting dejected over less screen space in Thalapathy Vijay, Lokesh's Master

Shanthnu Bhagyaraj was super excited when he was roped in to play a crucial role in Master which brought Lokesh Kanagaraj and Vijay for the first time. The movie which was supposed to release in 2020 got postponed by several months owing to the first wave of pandemic.

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Later, the film hit the screens in January 2021, and went on to become a super hit at the box office. Though Shanthnu's screen space was limited, his character was registered in the movie. A short clip from a recent interview of his is now going viral on social media.

It has him saying that he was thoroughly disappointed with his less screen space and that the movie did not fetch him many opportunities as opposed to the expectations he had. He also revealed that he shot for 30 days in Master, but he appeared only for 12 minutes in the film which had a duration of close to three hours.

However, he has now taken to his Twitter page to issue a clarification as the video has been circulating with misleading thumbnails and captions. 

Shanthnu has clarified it is true that he was dejected and faced criticism for his less screen space in the movie. But he doesn't want to blame anyone. He also added that the description in the video is misleading to a small extent. 

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The tweet further read, "Not all choices turn out to be right as expected. But it’s a learning, an experience which will be unforgettable (sic). The actor is now gearing up for the release of his next project, Raavana Kottam, which has Vikram Sugumaran at the helm.