I know people who have seen that film of mine 500 times, all because of him: Mohanlal
Padmarajan is a director who lives on among the Malayalis even today through his films. He is one of the best directors in Malayalam who has given various films.
Mohanlal-Padmarajan romantic films have a huge fan base even today. Thuwanathumbi and Letikum Parkan Vidhithop are films that the audience watch again and again even today.
Mohanlal talks about Padmarajan. Mohanlal says that he has always given films that are not repetitive and that he knows people who have seen Thuvanathumpi 500 times. Mohanlal says that when he last saw Padmarajan, he had told him about his next film and that he was the first person to run when he died. Mohanlal was talking to Mathruthumi.
“The stories written by Pappettan and the films made were different from each other. No repetition. I know people who have seen the movie Thuwanathumbilam more than 500 times. Even today that movie is the latest. Pappétan had a wonderful sense of humor even while writing emotionally charged works.
This balancing act is unique to him. When he last saw him, Pappetan talked about making his novel ‘Pratima Yum Rajkumarim’ into a film. At that time I was acting in a film called Bharatham in Kozhikode.
I was one of the first to run when I heard that Puppet was dead. That day I followed his motionless body to the lock. It is normal for people to die. But the reality of his inevitable disappearance from our circle of love is unbearable.
I felt the same when my father left. Even today, there is not a day when I don’t remember him,’ says Mohanlal.
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