chennai ever since his 25th year class reunion businessman prasanna rajagopalan much to his wifes ire has decided not to colour his hair after all says the 42yearold founder of adap ventures its landing him acting roles like never before ceo surgeon forensic pathologist it looks like my silver has helped me strike gold says prasanna who has appeared in advertisements and has a web series lined upfor 45yearold businessman ajit koshy it was the recession that gave him a second act three years ago when the real estate market crashed ajits roof insulation business took a hit i didnt know what to do and one day came across an actor wanted ad on facebook for a cooks role in a movie i got the role and that was the beginning of a whole new career says ajit who has done ads web series and movies i never thought acting would become my profession he sayshaving already played a spectrum of police officers ajit feels he is already being typecast directors tell me playing the law and order officer look is my usp apparently its because of my eyes ive been asked to use that to my advantage says ajit who has acted in thaanaa serndha koottam and sarkar both 2018 if not a cop they just put me in a coat and tie and bung me in the corner of the scene looking official he saysa seasoned producer says kutty padmini is always looking at people she meets as potential characters in their productions director mani ratnam cast g umapathy the owner of anand theatres in his film thalapathi 1991 even though he had never acted before he felt umapathy had the look he wanted i met afsar babu as a senior police officer and saw the perfect father in him when he retired i gave him his first dad role and today he has more than 50 serials and 20 films to his credit she sayswith the proliferation of web series and most of them with limited budgets there is a demand for new faces different faces says ad filmmaker balaji prasad who reconnected with his classmate prasanna and found him perfect for the role of a chief doctor when you go through industry sources or model coordinators you get the same look the perfect faces and physiques i want people who break that norm says prasad the characters they play are the same fathers heads of companies or police officers so as directors we need to find something unique to give in that role also web series is new territory budgets are not high this is the time for new faces he says