<p>South star Prithviraj Sukumaran, whose 'Aiyyaa' opposite Rani Mukherjee is set for a release this week, has decided to slow down in south cinema and focus more on doing Bollywood films.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Prithviraj has done more than 80 films down south in different languages -- Malayalam, Tamil and Telugu. He is best known for films 'Vaasthavam', 'Indian Rupee', 'Classmates', Mani Ratnam's 'Raavanan' and 'Urumi', among others.<br /><br />"I think down south I am at a stage where I am looking forward to slowing down on work. I have done so many films in the past 12 years. I want to take it easy and slowly now and do one or two films a year," Prithviraj told PTI in an interview.<br /><br />"So in south especially, two films in Malayalam means three months of your time and the remaining nine months of the time I plan to dedicate for my new-found Hindi (film) career if there is going to be one at all, which I should hopefully know by October 12 (release date of 'Aiyyaa')," he said.<br /><br />Presently, Prithviraj also has Yash Raj Films' 'Aurangzeb' in his hand, in which he will be seen alongside Arjun Kapoor, Rishi Kapoor, Jackie Shroff and Amrita Singh, among others.<br /><br />"All the films that I have signed or I intend to sign are purely on the basis of merit of what the films are about. As long as interesting work will find me, I will love to do more Bollywood films," he said.<br /><br />However, Prithviraj clarified that doing a Bollywood movie was not always on his radar. "I never went and searched for a Bollywood film. It just happened naturally... it was a natural course. But there were offers from Bollywood before. 'Aiyyaa' was not the first film that I was offered in Hindi... it was the first film that I wanted to do in Hindi," he said. <br /><br />If one item song was not enough, Rani has done three item numbers in 'Aiyyaa, with 'Dreamum Wakeupm' being a south Indian dance number, 'Aga Bai Halla Machae Re' a belly dance number and 'Sava Dollar' – a lavani song. The songs are shown as part of the dreams and fantasies of the character played by Rani and Prithviraj appears in all these songs.<br /><br />"I am completely enjoying it. I had fun doing the item songs. I am among the very few item boys as I don't see them around, I must be in a privileged class," Prithviraj said.<br /><br />Now that south films are getting remade in Hindi and succeeding at the box office, Prithviraj feels it is a great phenomenon. "It means the sensibilities are becoming more and more universal, it is like a good concept can be accepted anywhere in the country," he said.</p>
<p>South star Prithviraj Sukumaran, whose 'Aiyyaa' opposite Rani Mukherjee is set for a release this week, has decided to slow down in south cinema and focus more on doing Bollywood films.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Prithviraj has done more than 80 films down south in different languages -- Malayalam, Tamil and Telugu. He is best known for films 'Vaasthavam', 'Indian Rupee', 'Classmates', Mani Ratnam's 'Raavanan' and 'Urumi', among others.<br /><br />"I think down south I am at a stage where I am looking forward to slowing down on work. I have done so many films in the past 12 years. I want to take it easy and slowly now and do one or two films a year," Prithviraj told PTI in an interview.<br /><br />"So in south especially, two films in Malayalam means three months of your time and the remaining nine months of the time I plan to dedicate for my new-found Hindi (film) career if there is going to be one at all, which I should hopefully know by October 12 (release date of 'Aiyyaa')," he said.<br /><br />Presently, Prithviraj also has Yash Raj Films' 'Aurangzeb' in his hand, in which he will be seen alongside Arjun Kapoor, Rishi Kapoor, Jackie Shroff and Amrita Singh, among others.<br /><br />"All the films that I have signed or I intend to sign are purely on the basis of merit of what the films are about. As long as interesting work will find me, I will love to do more Bollywood films," he said.<br /><br />However, Prithviraj clarified that doing a Bollywood movie was not always on his radar. "I never went and searched for a Bollywood film. It just happened naturally... it was a natural course. But there were offers from Bollywood before. 'Aiyyaa' was not the first film that I was offered in Hindi... it was the first film that I wanted to do in Hindi," he said. <br /><br />If one item song was not enough, Rani has done three item numbers in 'Aiyyaa, with 'Dreamum Wakeupm' being a south Indian dance number, 'Aga Bai Halla Machae Re' a belly dance number and 'Sava Dollar' – a lavani song. The songs are shown as part of the dreams and fantasies of the character played by Rani and Prithviraj appears in all these songs.<br /><br />"I am completely enjoying it. I had fun doing the item songs. I am among the very few item boys as I don't see them around, I must be in a privileged class," Prithviraj said.<br /><br />Now that south films are getting remade in Hindi and succeeding at the box office, Prithviraj feels it is a great phenomenon. "It means the sensibilities are becoming more and more universal, it is like a good concept can be accepted anywhere in the country," he said.</p>