Shoulder injury worse than a string of flops, says Madhavan

ctor R Madhavan, who is recuperating after a shoulder surgery he underwent in February, feels that physical injuries are far worse than box-office failure. The 47-year-old actor, who had hurt himself while working out in the gym, is gutted that the injury forced him to opt out of projects he was “really excited” for.

“It’s very tough [to get over the shoulder injury]. I had so many projects I was eagerly waiting to shoot for. I had to opt out of Anand L Rai’s production. They have already gone out for shooting and I am feeling really bad that I won’t be able to be a part of it,” he rues.

“It’s even tougher than [having] a string of flops attached to your name. You can have a flop, but if you still have work, and you start working on another project, then you don’t think about flops that much. In situations like these, I feel guilty. The shooting is about to start and the whole thing gets stalled,” Madhavan adds.

The Vikram Vedha (2016) actor has been advised complete bed rest. “It’s for two months, and I will be in rehab for three months,” he tells us. This effectively prevents the actor from doing action scenes for the next five months, as a result of which he stands to lose considerable amount of work. “People know me, I am quite a laid back guy and I don’t work that much. 2018 was the only year when I had, like, 4-5 films. But then this injury happened. I feel so bad because I cannot even be replaced in these projects. I mean it’s not a sport where if one player gets injured, they get replaced by someone else,” he says.