The real surprise of this year’s state film award was the Best Actor Award which was given to Nivin Pauly along with Sudev Nair. His name was not at all popular among Malayali audience and no one really knows about such a film named My Life Partner as well. But he was the one who was appreciated along with Nivin Pauly for the performance which resulted Sudev Nair to receive the Best Actor State Award. Till the last moment everybody thought that either Jayasurya or Musthafa may win the award or there can be a remote chance for Mammootty as well. But Sudev emerged as a dark horse in the last round of screening and his performance in the film, made that much impact on the jury members that they cannot resist giving him the Best Actor Award for the year 2014 for his sterling performance in the film directed by MB Padma Kumar.
In fact in social medias, there is still discussion going on about why Jayasurya was denied award even after his fantabulous performances in films like Appothikkiri by Madhav Ramadas and Iyobinte Pusthakam by Amal Neerad. But the interesting news which came out that even the award winning character played by Sudev Nair was at first offered to Jayasurya and he denied it due to unknown reasons. It was revealed by the director M B Padma Kumar himself to the media.
Padma Kumar said, that he never wrote this film keeping in mind about any superstar to play the lead. He approached Jayasurya as he likes this actor’s approach towards each characters. He added that “It’s not Jayasurya’s shortcoming in his talent or performance that he didn’t get the award but it was the character’s depth played by Sudev which struck the jury”. The film My life Partner also won the Second Best Film Award as well.
Director M B Padma Kumar said that many actors whom he approached to play the lead in the film had denied to act in the film due to the theme of homosexuality which forms the crux of the plot. After a lot of trying to approach and convince, he went to search many actors in film institutes and then came Sudev Nair as the lead in the flick. Padma Kumar says he had to cop up with really hard times while making and after making this film. Many people who supported earlier, deserted him later. Now he feels relieved more than happiness as the effort of him and his team was recognized, he added.
