Laletan said he can do it with Dupe, but I don’t: Ananya on her experience in Guna Cave – Manjummel boys | Ananya | Mohanlal | Laletan said he would do Shikkar Movie with dupe, but I said no: Ananya on Guna Cave experience
Published: March 04 , 2024 03:40 PM IST
Updated: March 04, 2024 04:02 PM IST
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Directed by Chidambaram, Manjumal Boys is making its way across Kerala with good response in Guna Cave’s home and other states. Many years ago, Mohanlal starrer Shikar directed by M Padmakumar was shot at Guna Cave in Kodaikanal where Manjummal Boys shot. Ananya, who played the role of Mohanlal’s daughter in the film, has been shot in a scene where the villain negotiates by hanging her between dangerous cliffs in Guna Cave. Both Mohanlal and director Padmakumar have spoken about this climactic scene in interviews. Now Ananya is sharing her experience of acting in this adventure with Manorama Online. Ananya says that she herself said that she can act without a dupe in that climactic scene. Mohanlal Padmakumar, Stunt Master Thyagarajan, and everyone on the set, including Mohanlal Padmakumar and Stunt Master Thyagarajan, Ananya says that the reason behind the completion of the film is the unwavering support and hard work.
“In 2009-10, I acted in the film Shikar directed by Pappetan. I was a 21-22-year-old girl then. I was thrilled to be acting in a film in the cave where Kamal Haasan sir’s Guna was filmed. There was no risk of shooting there in my mind. I I was in a thrill. It must have been a characteristic of my age. I was tied to a rope and hung to the koka. If you look down, it is a koka. I was very carefully and safely tied to the rope and lowered. Everyone including Puppet Laletan told me that I can shoot at the dupe. But I said no, I will do it myself. At first they didn’t agree, but when they saw my confidence, they agreed. Master Thyagarajan was the stunt director. He, Pappettan, Lalettan and the whole crew gave good support. There was a scene where I was pulled up by a rope to hang myself. Although it was shown that the rope was being pulled by the villain, actually there were many people including Lalettan Thiagarajan Master. I remember having to pull it up. He used to shout that there is a rock below and don’t hit the chest there. I didn’t look down, I didn’t feel any fear that day. He only thought of doing what he was doing with perfection. Everyone on the set has struggled a lot, not just me, Lalettan Pappettan, the assistant directors, the camera crew. The film could be done so well because everyone worked equally.
It was difficult to get the camera and other properties down to Guna Cave. People including Laletan helped unload the goods. Every now and then fog would come and we couldn’t see anything around us so we would have to take a break and then it would rain every now and then and there were many difficulties. The shoot did not finish at the planned time. Many things from that day have been forgotten for many years. When the movie came out in theaters, I realized the horror of what was done when I went and saw it. Couldn’t see Manjummal Boys as I was shooting. The shooting of a Tamil film is over and the shooting of a Malayalam film is about to begin. I hear everyone raves about Manjummal Boys. I want to go and see the movie immediately. Ananya says.
Shikar is a Malayalam film released in September 2010 starring Mohanlal as the lead. This film was directed by M. It is Padmakumar. S. Suresh Babu was the screenwriter of the film. Mohanlal played the role of Balaraman, a lorry driver in Shikaar. Famous Tamil director Samudra Kani played the villain in the film, which starred Ananya as Mohanlal’s daughter and Sneha as his wife. The climax of the film was shot inside the Guna Cave in Kodaikanal. The film was a huge success at the box office.
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