Proof (rapper) Up In Smoke Tour, performing as a hype man for Eminem. He gained further exposure in 2001 with the release of "Devil's Night", D12's debut album on Interscope Records. The following year, Proof collaborated with Dogmatic on "Promatic" and joined Eminem's "Anger Management" tour in support of the release. He appeared in the film "8 Mile" along with Eminem and Xzibit. Proof appeared as Lil' Tic, a freestyle rapper who rap battles the lead character, B-Rabbit, played by Eminem. To capitalize on the publicity from the film, Proof released a six-song EP called "Electric CoolAid: Acid Testing". Proof also starred
Samurai (2002 film) releasing before "Samurai". Simran first approached to play a pivotal role in the movie, but Jaya Seel, who appeared alongside Prabhu Deva in "Pennin Manathai Thottu", was roped in to play a medical student. Malayalam actor Kollam Thulasi was signed up to play a negative role in the film and thus made his debut in Tamil films. Vikram went to yoga classes to prepare for the opening scene for "Samurai", where he poses in the Mayura asanam posture. In an interview in 2002, the actor stated that when he first met Balaji "he was a very enthusiastic, charged person" and