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Malayalam superstar Mohanlal talks Dubai plans and new projects
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00:00
Dubai is always a place of magic.
00:03
Not only in Malayalam, but a lot of people are trying.
00:06
They are trying a lot of combinations.
00:08
We are showing this magic from a small place as an entity.
00:11
In Kerala.
00:12
But we are creating something for that.
00:15
We are going to shoot a film called Empuran on a big canvas.
00:21
We can't count it as a Malayalam film.
00:24
Whether it is Brave Burrows or Empuran,
00:27
all the upcoming films are going to be big.
00:31
First thing, I completed my directorial debut.
00:35
It's a 3D film called Burrows.
00:38
So now the post-shooting work is happening.
00:42
It's totally a fantasy film.
00:47
We have a lot of actors from Portugal, Spain.
00:50
First of its kind.
00:52
Another thing, we are starting the second...
00:58
It's not a sequel actually.
01:01
We cannot call it a sequel.
01:03
It's called Empuran.
01:05
It's a good thing.
01:08
We started again the shoot of Ram.
01:13
It's a film that stopped during Covid.
01:16
Now we are starting the film in UK.
01:18
Morocco and Tunisia.
01:22
Then I am signing a new film.
01:25
That's why I came to Dubai.
01:28
It's called AVS Studio.
01:30
It's a big film with Telugu, Hindi, Tamil and Malayalam.
01:34
It's called Rishabha.
01:36
It's a big film.
01:38
Abhishek Vyas and his company are starting the film.
01:43
Then we are starting an office.
01:46
Ashirvadham is our company.
01:49
We are starting an office here.
01:51
We are looking into production, distribution,
01:55
event management.
01:57
We can do a lot of things.
01:59
It's okay to ask why we didn't start earlier.
02:02
We have time for that.
02:04
But I think this is the time because
02:06
after post-Covid,
02:08
there is a big change in cinema.
02:10
Even though we are going to theatres,
02:12
there is a hype for South Indian films.
02:16
To start with Drishyam,
02:19
it made a big impact.
02:22
I think most of the people in India have seen it.
02:25
Drishyam was the first film.
02:27
Before coming to Dubai,
02:30
I was in Guwahati, Nasa.
02:33
I went to a temple there.
02:35
It's called Kamakhya.
02:37
All the people there had seen Drishyam.
02:41
They wanted to take a picture.
02:43
I said, how do you know we saw Drishyam?
02:46
Because of Drishyam, they started watching
02:48
a lot of Malayalam films.
02:50
All these films like RRR, Vikram, KGF
02:55
have made a lot of noise in cinemas.
03:00
I am saying this in a positive way.
03:05
A pan-Indian film has a lot of scope.
03:08
A lot of people are trying to bring all the actors.
03:11
This is what we wanted.
03:13
We started a film called Kalapani.
03:16
It was a pan-Indian film.
03:18
We brought a lot of actors from all over the language.
03:21
After that, no one watched it.
03:23
Then I tried a film called Vaanaprasam.
03:25
It was a co-production.
03:27
You have always done only things that are ambitious.
03:29
In your career, you have taken...
03:30
It's not like that.
03:32
It is coming to me.
03:34
We don't just make a 3D film tomorrow.
03:37
The story should be good.
03:39
Then we have our own production.
03:41
It's like falling in place.
03:43
Everyone came to the right place.
03:45
Santhosh Sivanan working.
03:47
We have a very interesting part.
03:49
The music director is Lidian Nadaswaran.
03:51
He is a prodigy.
03:53
He has been with us for 12 years.
03:55
Now he has composed around 12 notes.
03:58
He may get a Grammy award.
04:01
He is a prodigy.
04:05
He is such a brilliant boy.
04:07
He is 15 years old now.
04:09
Because of Covid.
04:11
I was dare enough to take him as the music director.
04:13
To compose my BGM.
04:15
It's all a happening.
04:17
I want it to come out well.
04:21
I think it will be a revelation.
04:23
It will make a big change in music.
04:25
How has this directorial transformed you?
04:29
As a person and as a director.
04:31
We know you as an actor.
04:33
I was never after direction.
04:35
This is again a happening.
04:37
Myself and a director called Rajiv Kumar.
04:41
First we thought of doing a 3D play.
04:43
We went to Navodaya.
04:45
They have done a film called Kuttichathan.
04:47
First we did a 3D play.
04:49
It is possible to do a 3D play.
04:51
With a new technology.
04:53
Then he narrated a story.
04:55
It is a novel.
04:57
That seems to be very interesting.
04:59
Instead of doing this play.
05:01
The cost of production is so high.
05:03
Then we have to go to all places.
05:05
We have to go to all places.
05:07
We have to go to all places.
05:09
We have to go to all places.
05:11
We have to go to all places.
05:13
We have to take all the gadgets.
05:15
Then we came to do a film.
05:17
Then we came to do a film.
05:19
Then Jijo said he is not ready to do the film.
05:21
He wants to do a bigger film.
05:23
Then who else?
05:25
Somebody from my mind said why can't you do it?
05:27
Somebody from my mind said why can't you do it?
05:29
You can't do a film like this.
05:31
You can do other films.
05:33
It is not bad.
05:35
It is not easy.
05:37
But this is something very unique.
05:39
So we thought why can't we do it.
05:41
So we thought why can't we do it.
05:43
Then everything went wrong.
05:45
Then we waited for 2 and a half years.
05:47
Then we waited for 2 and a half years.
05:49
Then we waited for 2 and a half years.
05:51
The main girl, she is from US.
05:53
The main girl, she is from US.
05:55
Finally everything went well.
05:57
We finished the film.
05:59
I don't know how I became an actor.
06:01
I don't know how I became an actor.
06:03
I came without knowing.
06:05
I am not going to do any other film.
06:07
I don't know the next direction.
06:09
I don't know the next direction.
06:19
Dubai is always a magical place.
06:23
The person we know for 40 years is Gulshan.
06:25
The person we know for 40 years is Gulshan.
06:27
Gulshan is the person who brought all the films.
06:29
He brought films from all over the world.
06:31
Especially Malayalam.
06:33
So Ashir has got a very strong connection with Gulshan.
06:35
So Ashir has got a very strong connection with Gulshan.
06:37
He does all our films.
06:39
So we thought we can go for a big expansion.
06:41
So we thought we can go for a big expansion.
06:43
We can plan a lot of co-production.
06:45
This is a good hub here.
06:47
It is good to operate from here.
06:49
Definitely Gulshan is also with us.
06:51
Definitely Gulshan is also with us.
06:53
We thought why can't we do distribution from all over the world.
06:55
We thought why can't we do distribution from all over the world.
06:57
With the film Burrows,
06:59
we can go in all languages.
07:01
we can go in all languages.
07:03
The film should be called RRR.
07:05
Bahubali.
07:07
When I was in China,
07:09
whenever I would go looking for furniture,
07:11
whenever I would go looking for furniture,
07:13
I would see this film on the big screen.
07:15
They loved some emotion.
07:17
They loved some emotion.
07:19
They loved some emotion.
07:23
Do you think Malayalam cinema is not getting that reach?
07:25
Do you think Malayalam cinema is not getting that reach?
07:27
We sold the film Drishyam.
07:29
They made the film.
07:31
But there, the climax is different. He is surrendering. I couldn't fool the police there.
07:36
That's the point.
07:38
But it was a big hit. But then COVID came and it stopped.
07:42
We signed Mr. Antony after going to China.
07:45
Then we thought of starting an office in China.
07:47
Because we wanted to make a film called Marikkar in that language and show it there.
07:52
When we went, there were 60,000 screens there.
07:56
In China?
07:57
60,000 screens is huge.
07:59
What they expected was more than that.
08:01
If it wasn't for COVID, there would have been around 2 lakh screens.
08:05
So, it's not a Malayalam film.
08:08
The possibility of a Malayalam film is huge.
08:10
But are we that ambitious?
08:12
I think you and Prithviraj are the game changers.
08:15
Malayalam is not a good way.
08:16
A lot of people are trying.
08:17
They are looking for combinations.
08:19
We are showing this magic from a small place.
08:22
In Kerala.
08:23
But we are making something for it.
08:27
We are going to shoot a film called Emporan on a big canvas.
08:32
We can't count it as a Malayalam film.
08:35
Whether it's Burrows or Emporan,
08:38
A lot of films are going to be big.
08:41
So, there is a possibility.
08:44
Whether it's Saudi Arabia,
08:46
Theatres are going to have a big opening.
08:49
Our exposure and revenue is going to increase.
08:53
So, we can spend on it.
08:55
We can make big films.
08:58
We can bring actors from different languages.
09:01
So, it's a big possibility.
09:03
We are going to open a big gate.
09:05
You are one of the most long enduring idols in Malayalam cinema.
09:08
There is no doubt about it.
09:09
How do you stay so relevant?
09:11
And I know you say you don't know what you do and all that.
09:13
It's all our films.
09:15
The cinema itself is helping us.
09:17
The Malayalam cinema?
09:18
Definitely.
09:19
It's a film called Udhrishyam.
09:21
The people sitting here call it Udhrishyam.
09:24
So, we bring actors from different languages.
09:29
Of course, we need luck.
09:33
People should like it.
09:35
We need films that are different from what they expect.
09:39
There are a lot of things.
09:41
A downfall is when films go bad.
09:44
Selection of cinema is a magical recipe.
09:48
It's a recipe that no one knows about.
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