The state film awards for the year 2014 had brought a well-deserved recognition for one of the finest actors in Mollywood right now. Yes, it is Anoop Menon who won the state award for Best Character Actor for his performances in films like 1983 and Vikramadithyan conceived by the debutant director Abrid Shine and master director Lal Jose respectively.
In 1983 he played the role of a cricket coach who guides the son of the character played by Nivin Pauly. Anoop Menon was very much convincing as the character of that cricket coach and in his each moment in the movie looked so natural and easy. In his dialogue delivery style and subtle expressions he remained as the cricket coach and we can see it in each frames of which he is a part of. His dialogues about Sachin Tendulkar and the way in which he said it became highly popular among the people and social media celebrated it even after one and a half years of its release.
But another great performance came from him last year was in the film Vikramadithyan directed by Lal Jose. He played a character with negative traits in that film. Probably one of the best of his career. The character of Vasudeva Shenoy who is a police officer was brilliantly portrayed by Anoop Menon. In his looks and mannerisms Anoop had transformed himself completely into the character and the reflection of the inner conflicts of that character as a father and as a jealous person was well balanced by the subtle expressions given by Anoop Menon.
His acting seems so effortless and may be that is why people sometimes says that Anoop Menon’s acting makes them remind about Mohanlal, who is the most natural and effortless actor in the history of Indian film industry. That effortlessness is a gift and Anoop had surely got that gift from God.
The characters chosen to give him this award shown much about the versatility this actor possess, as the character from 1983 was one which is positive and one who inspires a child and when it comes to Vikramadithyan it is just the opposite. Characters standing at two ends in its nature and made it look brilliant by one man, that’s Anoop Menon for you – The Best Character Actor 2015
