"New Malayalam Actors don't have the Calibre"says Srinadh

Topic started by Rahul B (@ 61.3.241.24) on Tue Mar 2 07:06:28 EST 2004.
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Dear Friends

Well this is about a recent INTERVIEW with an actor called SRINADH who has acted many Malayalam
movies of the 80's like Kireedom (As Mohanlal's Childhood Friend),Visa etc who was also the
ex-hubby of Actress Shanthikrishna.Well the thing is the following.......

QUESTIONER - Recently Sathyan Anthicaud has claimed that the present crisis in the Industry can be
solved in a huge scale by HAVING MOVIES WITH STRONG CHARECTERS.Mr Anthicaud has given KOCHUTHRESSIA
of MANASINAKKARE as an Example. What's Ur View?

SRINADH- Well I can give only 75% support to that view.I reduce 25% because the Problem is that we
don't have the Actors of CALIBRE to do such strong Characters.The Only Actors of Calibre at present
situation in MALAYALAM Industry is MAMMOTTY & MOHANLAL.JAYARAM is the closer one.NO One Else is Capable.
For Eg - Take the case of SETHUMADHAVAN IN KIREEDOM.We Still have the Creators of the Movie
(Sibi Malayil-Lohitadas).But If We look for someone in the NEW BREED to take over the charecter
SETHUMADHAVAN.

QUESTIONER-But The New Breed is very young (about 25-30)..

SRINADH - Mohanlal was very Young during that time and the character is also Young.The real problem
is that None of the New Breed has the Capability of the Moh & Mam.Due to this We still have to
depend on Moh & Mam to do MEATY ROLES.The Only Problem is their Age.But look at the Young Actors.
They have roles of Campus or other Bachelor roles.Not Strong Roles.Actually the Writers and
Directors dont have the belief in them.They might say the other way in the interviews but the
actual thing is they don't have belief in them.

QUESTIONER- What about Dileep?

SRINADH - Dileep has done only the roles of comedy touch (not humour).I think the most serious roles
he has done are EE PUZHAYUM KADANNU & SADHANANDANTE SAMAYAM. But there also he needed to depend on
comedy.Recently I saw WAR & LOVE.There he plays a role of an imprisoned Soldier which really happened
to be a serious role.But look there also he had to depend on COMEDY.Even in Lohitadas movies also the
director don't give him a complete serious role like those in KIREEDOM,HANIYAVARTHANAM.Actually the
Audience don't expect him to do above comedy & when people gets bored of that HE WILL STRUGGLE TO
SURVIVE.This is the place where the MOH & MAM Strikes.The can handle Comedy and Serious roles at
any time of their career.SUPERSTARDOM CAN'T SCALE THE CALIBRE OF A GOOD ACTOR.BOTH ARE DIFFERENT.
ONE CAN GO ANYTIME BUT THE OTHER WILL STAY FOREVER.

QUESTIONER - What about Prithviraj,Jayasurya & Kunchacko Boban?

SRINADH - The Film Makers tryed to make Prithviraj a Superstar when his NANDANAM became a hit.Thats
where he failed to manage.For Eg VELLITHIRA was a flop of trying the above and CHAKRAM was a stronger
role which was to be done by Mohanal.So he wasn't able to sustain it with his calibre.At some scenes
he simply STRUGGLED like the long Dialogue scene in the Bar.Jayasurya is being moulded as Dileep so
no huge expectations.Kunchacko Boban still have to recover from his Chocolate Image.Even in
Kasthurimaan, he did the role college boy well but struggled as the collector.

QUESTIONER - Thats because they are too Young..

SRINADH - Look again. In Vadakkan Veeragadha, Mammotty did roles of two ages, the young and the old.
Same was Mohanlal in Ravanaprabhu.They were able to excel while the other guys can't.Both of them were
about the same age of the Present Young Breed.I say IF THERE WASN'T MOHANLAL & MAMMOTTY, There won't be
KIREEDOM,NAADODIKAATU,THANIYAVARTHANAM,ORU VADAKKAN VEERAGADHA etc.These movies were produced because
we have the actors of calibre to Perform those strong roles.

THIS WAS GOOD INTERVIEW IN WHICH AN ACTOR GAVE THE REAL REMARKS.THIS WAS ON KAIRALI.HE GAVE A SIMILAR
INTERVIEW IN SURYA TOO.NOW HOW MANY OF US SUPPORT HIS VIEW?.SO TAKE OFF........


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