Jiiva plays an ethical hacker in his next

That Jiiva’s next,

Kee

, deals with hacking is known. But we have it that the actor will be playing an ethical hacker in this film. And to play his role with conviction, he has taken inspiration from documentaries on the subject of hacking and other technology.

Kalees, who makes his debut as a director with the film, says, “Jiiva has a sound knowledge of technology. When I told him about his role, he was quite kicked. He has almost three hard drives full of documentaries on hacking and other tech-related subjects. He would give us his inputs while shooting. Jiiva plays a student who hacks into systems for fun.” Quiz the director the reason behind calling his film Kee, and he answers, “The word has been used in

Tholkappiyam

and it means that everything — be it action or situation — has both positives and negatives. It’s also a metaphor for how a computer ‘key’ can alter your life. Nikki Galrani, who’s paired with Jiiva, loves the Tamil language. So, we thought this would be an apt title.”