Young superstar Prithviraj is not only the most followed young star of Mollywood, but also a hardcore Mohanlal fan as well. Mohanlal, one of the most followed star in Mollywood had many and many admirers from all around the country and undoubtedly the star who has more followers from Indian film industry itself than any other actors in India. Prithviraj told in many media interviews that he is a Mohanlal admirer from his childhood and still he is one of his ardent follower. Today he again came out by praising his favorite actor’s performance in the 2005 released film named Udayananu Tharam, directed by Roshan Andrews, which was Roshen Andrews’s first film.
Prithviraj posted in his official twitter account that he is now watching Udayananu Tharam again and he said that this film showcases one of the least discussed but finest performance ever done by a male lead in Malayalam. He expressed that Mohanlal is beyond the level of legend when it comes to his acting skills. Prithviraj had acted in the remake of this film in Tamil and he enacted the role played by Mohanlal in the Tamil version named Vellithira.
Prithviraj always expresses his love and admiration for Mohanlal. The first time people saw it in an interview in Tamil Channel when he said that he loves Mohanlal’s acting more than that of Mammootty, the other super star of Mollywood. Years later in another Television interview in a Tamil Channel (Coffee with DD), during the time of his Kaviya Thalaivan release, he said that the actors who inspired him most is Mohanlal, Kamal Haasan etc. He also said that he had plans to direct a movie in the near future and his dream hero is Mohanlal and heroine is Manju Warrier.
Apart from all of this it is a trend in now a days that young stars imitates Mohanlal in their films and gets the applause from the audience. Prithviraj had now done it in his recent successes like Amar Akbar Anthony and Pavada as he imitated Mohanlal’s voice and style in both the film. Those scenes were the most applauded scenes from the film and he even said that he knows he get huge round of applause if he imitate Mohanlal, even from those people who usually not clap for him.
