Lal Jose is a director who has given Malayalam cinema many heroines including Divya Unni, Kavya Madhavan and Samvrutha Suni. Lal Jose is probably the director who brought in the most new female heroines. Lal Jose has said that he often approaches new heroines unexpectedly. Apart from this, Lal Jose has even conducted a reality show to find a heroine.
Anne Augustine is the actress introduced to Malayalam cinema by Lal Jose. Actor August’s daughter Anne Elsamma is coming to the cinema through the film Boy. Ann is a very bold girl in the film. Now, Lal Jose is sharing the story of finding Ann as the female lead in the film. He was speaking in an interview given to Manorama Weekly.
Lal Jose began by saying that meeting Ann for the first time was a fun memory. Lal Jose says that earlier another person was decided for the film but when the person who had bought 5 lakhs earlier asked 25 lakhs for that film, he refused it. Meanwhile, he had gone to his house in Kozhikode to see August, who was lying unwell.
went home When the door opened, there was a girl wearing only a shirt. It seems to be my father’s shirt. Body language and speech that doesn’t flatter anyone. Isn’t it uncle Lalu? The question is Yes August’s little mole isn’t it? asked that. ‘Oh, that’s right, when I sent the request on Facebook yesterday, I thought it was some kind of merchandise that was accepted, didn’t I?’
When I heard the question, I thought in my mind that she is good. There is no coosal. There is no hesitation. Lal Jose says I felt there was an Elsamma in her. A chair was pulled up and in front of us was a cross-legged sitting position. After a while I asked if you like to act. Lal Jose remembers that the reply was “Why not?”
Hearing this, Augustine said, ‘Don’t just give her a chance. She has never stepped on a stage in her life till date. You will be liable. In the end, the love between us should not be lost. She said that she has no artistic talent.
Anne’s reply was that her father would say so many things. If you are interested, you can make the heroine of the film if it is not the art of the director. He said he would come next week. Went next week with photographer and associate. She was dressed as Elsamma. Then Ann got scared. As my father said, after thinking about it, it is enough. Lal Jose says that I have no problem.
When you came to the sets and took the first shot, how did you feel doing it, Lalu Angu? was asked. Lal Jose also says that when that person came to act in Neena, he started saying things like ‘Uncle, it’s not like that, it’s okay if you do it this way’.
At the same time, Anne Augustine is not very active in a few films. Last year, Ann acted in a film titled Autorickshaw Man’s Wife. Before that, Ann acted in Solo in 2017 and Nina in 2015.
