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Kurukku Movie Team Interview
Anchoring - Avani Raj
Anil Anto
Abhijith Noorani
Meera Nair
Sreejith Sreekantan
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Abhijith Noorani
Meera Nair
Sreejith Sreekantan
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00:00I faced a lot of hindrances.
00:02Producers are not willing.
00:04When producers are willing, actors are not available.
00:06For established actors or stars,
00:08there will be a lot of characters,
00:10stories, writers and directors.
00:14In Malayalam, there are a lot of movies.
00:18But still,
00:20I just wanted to compare and tell you.
00:22The happiness is in Malayalam.
00:24Actually, we don't know Tamil.
00:26That's why we feel comfortable
00:28when we speak Malayalam.
00:30I don't know Tamil.
00:32In the movie Ravana Prabhu,
00:34the production manager called me.
00:36But I had to come as a junior artist.
00:38When I reached home after 7 days,
00:40my mother was in tears.
00:42Her skin was peeling.
00:44That was my first cinema experience.
00:46Finally, when the lights went off
00:48and I called her,
00:50she asked me where my name board was.
00:52I was so sad.
00:54I was waiting for 2-3 hours.
00:56My face was in tears.
00:58After seeing my face,
01:00she looked at me.
01:02I ran to her.
01:04She was so happy.
01:06She hugged me like this.
01:16Namaskaram!
01:18Welcome to Kerala News International.
01:20Today, we have with us,
01:22the director and actors
01:24of the movie Kurukku.
01:26Let's ask the director about the movie.
01:28What is Kurukku?
01:32Kurukku, as the name suggests,
01:34is the name given
01:36by the investigation officers
01:38in the movie.
01:40Based on that,
01:42we named the movie Kurukku.
01:44The subject is the investigation
01:46of a murder that takes place
01:48in a flat for a day.
01:50Anil Anton,
01:52who plays Sajan Philip,
01:54is the main character.
01:56We shot the movie
01:58in Thiruvananthapuram.
02:00It will be released
02:02on the 5th of July.
02:06Let's ask Anil Anton
02:08about the movie.
02:10How was the experience?
02:12It was a wonderful experience.
02:14It was an opportunity
02:16I got in my career
02:18as a police leader.
02:20He is not the usual heroism
02:22of a police officer
02:24or a loud police officer.
02:28He is intelligent,
02:30brilliant and
02:32demands controlled performance.
02:34He is a character.
02:36He is over 40 years old.
02:40It is challenging
02:42for an actor like me.
02:44But it is a great opportunity.
02:46I really enjoyed
02:48shooting this movie.
02:50We are all
02:52on the same page.
02:54There was no difference
02:56between us.
02:58I am the youngest among the youngsters.
03:00All the actors
03:02are younger than me.
03:04We are all
03:06on an upcoming stage.
03:08There is no difference
03:10between us.
03:12There is no difference
03:14between us.
03:16The script is very interesting.
03:18It is an engaging
03:20edge of the thriller movie.
03:22All the content
03:24was in the script.
03:26It is very clear in the movie.
03:28Just like the name of the movie
03:30Kurukku,
03:32it is a complicated
03:34series of events.
03:40It is very clear in the movie.
03:42It is a complicated series of events.
03:44It is a complicated series of events.
03:46What do you have to say about the movie?
03:48What do you have to say about the movie?
03:50Amuja has already
03:52told us about the movie.
03:54I have played
03:56a very prominent role.
03:58The name of the character is Anjali.
04:00The name of the character is Anjali.
04:02She is a simple,
04:04but yet
04:06a strong character
04:08who leads a mature family.
04:10It was fun.
04:12It was fun.
04:14It was fun.
04:16Because,
04:18the majority of the crew
04:20are same age.
04:22It was fun all together.
04:24Another police session
04:26was directed by Srijith.
04:28How was it?
04:30It is the first time
04:32you are doing a police session.
04:34How was it?
04:36It is the first time
04:38The first time I saw a police officer wearing a uniform on a big screen was in a Telugu movie, CBI Officer.
04:45But it was mostly in civil dress.
04:47So this is the first time I see a police officer wearing a uniform on a big screen.
04:52S.I. Anil Aridhathu is a character in the investigation along with C.I. Sargent.
05:00He is a newly recruited police officer, young and enthusiastic.
05:05He is a character with all kinds of excitement and over enthusiasm.
05:10When you make a movie for the first time as a new face director,
05:14you might be taking a lot of risks while making a movie.
05:18Why did you take the risk of making a new movie with a new face?
05:27As I said, I don't want to make a movie with a new face.
05:33As I said earlier, when I write a script,
05:36I try to make it as realistic as possible.
05:41Similarly, when I write a script,
05:44I make it with a lot of great artists.
05:47But when I move forward, I face a lot of hurdles.
05:51For example, producers are not willing.
05:53Actors' dates are not available.
05:56So I either take a risk with a new face,
06:01or I leave this field and go to another profession.
06:06I had these two options.
06:09At that time, a producer who believed in me came willingly to work with new people.
06:14The Anil Antony and other artists I approached at that time
06:17became available to me at that time.
06:21They encouraged me to take this risk.
06:29When a new face comes,
06:31it might be good to have their support.
06:38But as I said, there are limitations.
06:42When an artist like them comes,
06:44how can they manage?
06:46How can we do things with them?
06:49If they ask for help, most of the producers will be on their side.
06:53I was able to overcome all that in this film.
06:56I am a person who listens to what I say.
06:58I don't just do what I say.
07:00I ask for their help.
07:02What can I do?
07:04There was a crucial scene in this film.
07:06When I was talking to Meera,
07:08Meera did one thing.
07:10I asked her what she could do and how.
07:12After completing that,
07:14she asked me to do another version.
07:17They were willing to do that.
07:20When a new director comes and talks to a non-artist,
07:25it might be good to ask them.
07:29I am happy that I was able to complete this film in that way.
07:33They are all in front of me.
07:35They are available even in the morning.
07:38It is possible because they are new to me.
07:42You are doing a movie for the first time.
07:44Why did you decide to do a thriller?
07:49I have directed a few short films.
07:52When I was doing that,
07:54I used to play the role of good people.
07:57When I started playing the role of good people,
07:59a lot of good things increased.
08:01I can only show good things when I go out.
08:03They are all in front of me.
08:05When I was doing good things,
08:07there was a team called Adalur.
08:09A lot of good things came from their side.
08:12I tried to change the subjects I was doing.
08:17There was comedy in that.
08:19There was a serious subject.
08:21Above the acceptance I had until then,
08:24I did a crime subject.
08:27It was a mystery subject.
08:29A story called Clubhouse.
08:31When I was doing that,
08:33I had a fan base and support.
08:37I got a support from the people.
08:39I started getting things from outside.
08:43I got a better thing than that.
08:47I got a wide range of publicity
08:50than the 8-9 projects I did.
08:53I got a wide range of publicity than the 8-9 projects I did.
08:56I got a wide range of publicity than the 8-9 projects I did.
08:59It was not like that.
09:01When I was doing a movie,
09:03I was getting a lot of attention.
09:05When I was doing a movie,
09:07I was getting a lot of attention.
09:09I thought that people would get interested
09:11and it would be easier to enter.
09:13That is why I took that risk.
09:15I was interested in movies like
09:17Crime Investigation,
09:19Dictative,
09:215th Badira,
09:2316 crimes.
09:25I was interested in movies like 5th Badira,
09:2716 crimes.
09:29I wanted to do a movie like that.
09:31I wanted to do a movie like that.
09:33Anil,
09:35Physical features are related to the police force.
09:37Physical features are related to the police force.
09:41You are continuously playing the police role.
09:43You are continuously playing the police role.
09:45Are you excited about doing something new?
09:47Are you excited about doing something new?
09:51You are playing the same role.
09:53You are playing the same role.
09:55When an actor works,
09:57you would want to play many roles.
09:59I would love to play such characters, but I don't know what kind of characters I would play.
10:04If I were to play an established actor like Anil Anand,
10:07I would have to write many characters and stories for the established actors and stars.
10:12There would be writers and directors.
10:15In my case, I don't have a choice in this stage of my career.
10:19Because I am not established yet.
10:21Only the people who are close to me, who are in a circle, recognize me as an actor.
10:27A common audience or a wide audience doesn't recognize me.
10:31I am using all the opportunities that I get now.
10:34As I asked earlier, my friends asked me,
10:38will you become a police officer only?
10:40My uncle was in the police force.
10:46My grandfather was in the army.
10:48There is such a tradition.
10:50I was athletic when I was young.
10:52I was not interested in the police.
10:55When I used to attend auditions,
10:59I used to play the role of a police officer.
11:04It was very impressive.
11:06I was selected.
11:07But in these two or three films,
11:09even though I played the role of a police officer,
11:11for the first time, I played the role of a police officer.
11:13I was very excited when I got this film.
11:18I know Abhijith very well.
11:22I can't sleep on the first day of shooting a major scene.
11:26I can't sleep on the first few days of shooting.
11:30That's my problem.
11:32I have to go through the script and dialogues.
11:36It is a thrilling experience.
11:39Police has a larger than normal life.
11:48I enjoyed it a lot.
11:50I will continue to play the role of a police officer.
11:52I am going to play the role of a police officer.
11:56I am connected to the forest.
11:58There are many actors who can play the role of a police officer.
12:03There are many actors who can play the role of a police officer.
12:07I was a big fan of Prakash Raj.
12:09Prakash Raj is a very beautiful actor.
12:12Even if he plays the same type of character,
12:14there are small differences.
12:16He strives to bring them out.
12:18I am trying to portray the same character in a different way.
12:23If the characters I play are of the same profile,
12:27I don't want to do that.
12:30At first, I worked as a child artist.
12:34After that, I worked in many movies.
12:38How was your journey?
12:43I started as a child artist.
12:46First, I did serials.
12:48Then, I did movies.
12:50The first movie I did was called Chitra Kuzhal.
12:52It was a children's film.
12:54After that, I did small movies.
12:59Recently, I did Arattu Vashi.
13:03Before that, I did movies like Soothra Karan and Thimiram.
13:11Now, it's fruitful.
13:15It's nice.
13:17Even though it's an experience,
13:19each set is different.
13:21Nothing is the same.
13:23It was all an experience.
13:26You also worked in Tamil movies.
13:29I did a movie called Siga in Tamil.
13:32Both industries are different.
13:35Which is more comfortable or difficult?
13:40Comfort is Tamil.
13:42I don't mean comfort.
13:44When I talk about amenities,
13:46Tamil is obviously more comfortable.
13:48There are more movies in Malayalam.
13:51I'm just comparing.
13:55When I compare Tamil with amenities,
13:57Tamil is more comfortable.
13:59But, when I do it in my language,
14:01I feel happy.
14:03Comfort.
14:05I feel happy.
14:07That's what you get in Malayalam.
14:09I don't know Tamil.
14:11That's why I feel comfortable when I do it in my language.
14:13I know Tamil.
14:15Do you speak well?
14:17Do you also speak well?
14:19I speak well.
14:21What?
14:23The name of the movie is Kurukku.
14:25Is there anything you can't forget in this location?
14:31Why are you looking at me like that?
14:33I'm not looking at you.
14:35I'm not looking at you.
14:37I'm not looking at you.
14:41The movie is related to kurukku.
14:43The movie is related to kurukku.
14:45The movie is related to kurukku.
14:47The release and everything else.
14:49There are blocks for each.
14:51Many people told me not to name it kurukku.
14:53Many people told me not to name it kurukku.
14:55It's not a pleasant name.
14:57It's a bad name.
14:59It's a kurukku with a name.
15:01It's a kurukku with a name.
15:03As I said,
15:05the movie has been stuck in many places.
15:07But, we cover it in the next stage.
15:09But, we cover it in the next stage.
15:11But, we cover it in the next stage.
15:13It's there in all movies.
15:15We are focused on the name.
15:17We are focused on the name.
15:19The location is there.
15:21It's there in all movies.
15:25It's not difficult.
15:27It's not difficult.
15:29We have other locations.
15:31We have other locations.
15:35The artists are not difficult.
15:37The artists are not difficult.
15:39I've posted them in many places.
15:41I've posted them in many places.
15:43I had to sit for 7 days to shoot for 2-3 days.
15:47That's all. Nothing new.
15:51Before coming to this movie, you were doing serials.
15:55What changes did you see in your acting from serials to movies?
16:02The method of acting in serials and movies is totally different.
16:06I was a son of a doctor in serials and later a police character.
16:15I got this offer after I finished all the serial shoots.
16:20I am a police character in this movie as well.
16:23But even today, the characteristics and personality were entirely different.
16:29Compared to the character in the mini screen,
16:32the character in the movie was entirely different.
16:36The method of acting is also different.
16:40I finished the character in the serial a month before the shoot and joined in the next month.
16:48Abhijith and Anil helped me a lot.
16:54I met him at the location.
16:57When the shoot was scheduled for 5 years,
17:00the project designer was the assistant director of the serial.
17:05He referred me to him and that's how we met and met at the location.
17:11When I started the shoot for the movie,
17:15I was given the script beforehand.
17:18I read it and understood the story.
17:21Since I was a police character,
17:23I wanted to make a difference in the movie.
17:28I did some homework and Anil helped me a lot.
17:37He told me a lot of things.
17:40Even Abhijith bro helped me a lot.
17:44He was very supportive.
17:46Since the method of acting was different,
17:48I took extra care to make a difference.
17:52They helped me a lot.
17:55I expect that the character will be different.
18:01I tried my best to justify the character.
18:06We will know when the movie is released.
18:09I hope you have done it.
18:11Of course.
18:12When we go for a movie,
18:15there are a lot of new people.
18:18When we go out,
18:21we don't have artists we know.
18:24There was a fight sequence in Chengalchul.
18:28Anil and the rest of the artists were there.
18:32There was a huge crowd.
18:35There was a huge fan base.
18:39Their faces were all over the place.
18:44I wanted to capture that.
18:48The rest of us were in our own spaces.
18:56It was an outdoor scene.
19:00Anil was going to the side.
19:03Sreethappa was like this.
19:06I was always on the side.
19:10Sreethappa was there when the shoot was over.
19:14I am very happy when we go out.
19:18I live in Bangalore.
19:21Even though it was a serial shoot,
19:24we were in Trivandrum.
19:27People recognize us when we come to Trivandrum.
19:30It is a recognition of the character in the serial.
19:35I want people to remember Anil Anirudh.
19:44The three of you said that
19:47Anil is the one with the most seniority.
19:50Can you tell us about that?
19:53How long have you been in the acting field?
19:56It's been 15 years.
19:59I am not the most senior actor in cinema.
20:02I am one of the most senior actors in our core team.
20:10I started in Trivandrum itself.
20:15In 1999, I went to watch I.V. Shashi's film Vellathopal.
20:20The script writer Mahesh Mitra selected me.
20:24He gave me the script.
20:27I did a week's camp at the Pearl Regency Hotel.
20:29It didn't work out.
20:32It was my 26th year.
20:35After that, I acted in Ravana Prabhu.
20:38The production manager called me.
20:41But I had to act as a junior artiste.
20:44It was a great experience.
20:47I acted as one of the 300 people in the song.
20:50I spent 7 days in the Pallachi Dam.
20:56It was a festival set.
20:59I was given only a towel and a blanket.
21:04Because I was part of the festival.
21:07On the 3rd day, my skin started peeling.
21:11It was because of sunburn.
21:13On the 7th day, my mother started crying.
21:17Her skin started peeling.
21:20It was a great experience.
21:22On the 8th day, I acted as a junior artiste.
21:25It was a great experience.
21:28On the 8th day, I worked with Sathyanandikar's associate Sree Bala.
21:32The location was at Palakkad Sneham Charitable Trust Hospital.
21:36We gave police uniforms to 10-25 people.
21:40I really wanted to be a police officer.
21:43I got the police uniform.
21:45I had to take Meera Yasmin and Murali to the hospital.
21:50It was a part of the song.
21:52When the lights went off and I woke up,
21:55they asked me where my name board was.
21:57I told them to move it.
21:59I was so sad.
22:01They were waiting for me for 2-3 hours.
22:03I told them that it was not me.
22:06They told me to move it.
22:08I went to a flour shop.
22:11I was crying.
22:13They looked at me.
22:15I ran to them.
22:17I told them that I really wanted to be a police officer.
22:20I told them to move it.
22:22I told them to move it.
22:24They called me before the shot.
22:27They stopped me at the hospital's collapse grill.
22:30There was a song,
22:32Akannathadurathu Kaiyathanam.
22:34There was a song,
22:36Akannathadurathu Kaiyathanam.
22:37In that song,
22:39Meera Yasmin was crying.
22:41She ran to the collapse grill.
22:43That was the end of the shot.
22:45When Meera Yasmin was standing there,
22:47she came to my side.
22:49There was a scene in the movie.
22:51When the song started,
22:53all my friends and relatives told me
22:55that Meera Yasmin was acting in the movie.
22:58They wanted to see her in the movie.
23:00Two days before the release of the movie,
23:02I went to her house.
23:04I was the only one in the shot.
23:05I told my friends,
23:07why don't you stop this?
23:09That was in 2005.
23:11Later, I joined the New York Film School.
23:14I did my second show in Immanuel.
23:16Yesterday,
23:18I posted a new poster.
23:21It was a poster of my character.
23:24I wrote,
23:26I have been working hard for 26 years
23:28to make movies.
23:30This is my 26th year.
23:32It is a hard journey.
23:33Sometimes,
23:35we have self-doubts.
23:37Should I continue?
23:39Can I make it?
23:41Then, we get down.
23:43This is an addiction.
23:45When I see a movie like this again,
23:47I feel like I have to do it
23:49when I see movies like
23:51Sunny Vane,
23:53Tovina,
23:55Dhulkaran.
23:57That is why I am here.
23:59It was a wonderful experience.
24:01It was a great journey.
24:03I can continue the journey.
24:07Has anyone told you
24:09that you look like Shaim Tomzaka?
24:11You have a nice face cut.
24:13Has anyone told you?
24:15What did you say?
24:17Yes.
24:19Many people have told me.
24:21It is natural.
24:23Many people have told me in person.
24:25But not in movies.
24:27In the movie,
24:29I had a love affair with my sister.
24:31I played the character of Sharfuddin's brother.
24:33When I saw the poster,
24:35many people thought it was me.
24:38Then,
24:40a doctor from Kannur called me
24:42after watching a movie of mine.
24:44He said,
24:46the performance was good.
24:48I had just seen the movie.
24:50He said,
24:52the name of the movie is Vashi.
24:54I said,
24:56it is not me.
24:58Many people ask me.
25:00I want to break that.
25:01I don't want to have that identity.
25:03I don't want to have that identity.
25:05My acting style is different
25:07and his acting style is different.
25:09In the beginning,
25:11when I acted as Siddique,
25:13people used to say,
25:15I look like Mammootty.
25:17People used to say,
25:19I look like Mammootty.
25:21May be because of that,
25:23people ask me.
25:25I am happy to ask.
25:27It helps me to get
25:29a second look or attention.
25:31It helps me to get a second look
25:33or attention.
25:35I want people to recognize me
25:37and pay attention to my performance.
25:39That is my effort.
25:41Our movie is releasing on July 5th.
25:43What do you want to say to the audience?
25:46I want to say to the audience,
25:48watch the movie in a theater
25:50where there are no front-runners.
25:52They won't be able to see
25:54the faces or posters
25:56that excite them
25:58to watch the first show.
25:59We are all new to the industry.
26:01We are all new to the industry.
26:03But once they watch the movie,
26:05they will be satisfied,
26:07excited,
26:09and engaged.
26:11It has an interesting content
26:13and craft.
26:15It also has a performance.
26:17Of course.
26:19So,
26:21watch the movie in a theater
26:23where there are no front-runners.
26:25I don't want the producers
26:26to be concerned.
26:28If we perform well,
26:30we will get another movie.
26:32If Abhijith's movie is good,
26:34even if it is above average,
26:36we will get another movie.
26:38Or if his next story is good,
26:40we will get another producer.
26:42But if he wants to continue,
26:44he has to get back the investment.
26:46That is a big industry challenge
26:48that he has to face.
26:50So,
26:52watch the movie in a theater
26:54where there are no front-runners.
26:56If there are producers,
26:58they will be satisfied.
27:00If they want to make movies,
27:02they have to pay him.
27:04So, all of you,
27:06watch the movie in a theater.
27:08If you like the movie,
27:10refer it to someone else.
27:12Because we get a referral audience.
27:14There will be an initial pull
27:16for a movie with stars.
27:18In the first few days,
27:20there is a large release.
27:22Thousands of theaters are releasing
27:24movies with stars.
27:26So, if our movie
27:28gets a referral audience
27:30for the first few days,
27:32and a referral audience
27:34for the second few days,
27:36our movie will be able
27:38to recover from that pull.
27:40So, our movie is worth
27:42the money you are paying.
27:44That is our belief.
27:46That is the opinion of many
27:48who have seen the movie so far.
27:50So, definitely come to the theater
27:52and support us.
27:54Make our movie successful.
27:56There are many new artists
27:58who are looking for
28:00an opportunity to make movies.
28:02The success of a movie
28:04can be achieved
28:06by convincing a producer
28:08or a director
28:10to make a movie
28:12based on the subject,
28:14not the stars.
28:16If the subject is good,
28:18the movie will stand above
28:20the stars.
28:22If you approach the movie
28:24in that way,
28:26the movie will stand
28:28above the stars.
28:30Definitely.
28:32Two or three directors
28:34are completing the script
28:36to make a movie
28:38based on me.
28:40Obviously,
28:42if I am a producer,
28:44I will also look for
28:46a guarantee for the amount
28:48I am investing.
28:50So, I will make a movie
28:52including the actors
28:54who can get it back.
28:56I am talking about the movie
28:58directors who have
29:00performed well
29:02and directed well.
29:04If they have an artist,
29:06the movie will be a success.
29:08If they have a star,
29:10the movie will be a success.
29:12So, the movie will stand
29:14below the stars
29:16which were released
29:18a few days before
29:20the movie was released.
29:22That's what they are saying.
29:24So, what is the success
29:26of the movie?
29:28The base of success
29:30is the content,
29:32the craft,
29:34and the performance.
29:36We were successful
29:38when they said that.
29:40They liked the movie
29:42because they felt
29:44the movie was engaging
29:46without a star.
29:48If there is a star,
29:50it is only because
29:52the movie is successful.
29:54If there is a star,
29:56the movie will be a huge success.
29:58Some people have asked me
30:00how I can bring
30:02the established media
30:04like Madhubumi and
30:06Shenet into the movie.
30:08I don't know what they mean.
30:11Those comments are
30:13very demotivating.
30:15Those comments are very demotivating.
30:18They have to help us
30:20promote the movie.
30:22Irrespective of
30:24what the media says,
30:26If a star cast movie comes out, it will be a good movie.
30:30Or the producers of that movie.
30:32There are many other efforts.
30:33A new director, a new producer.
30:36When you make a movie with new actors,
30:38it is to support that,
30:40they should have a stand.
30:44Then all these will change.
30:46So, like Abhijith said earlier,
30:49movies of such a new team,
30:51it has been in the history before.
30:52It has been in our Malayalam industry.
30:53Movies made by new directors,
30:55have become a hit.
30:56Similarly, for new people to come boldly,
30:59with a lot of confidence,
31:00with new actors,
31:02for new directors,
31:04to pitch their projects,
31:07to get confidence,
31:08we need to win such movies.
31:11Yes, sir.
31:12So, our movie Kurukku,
31:14is releasing on July 5th.
31:16I hope all the viewers will watch it.
31:18Thank you.
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