Mohanlal starrer flick Kanal directed by M Padmakumar had released last Thursday and opened to positive reviews all around Kerala. The film is said to be a revenge thriller which offers a new experience to the viewers. Mohanlal’s performance in the lead role said to be one of his best performance in recent times and one of the best character played him as well recently. But another man is also getting great appreciation along with Mohanlal. Yes, it’s Anoop Menon who played an equally important character along with Mohanlal, his character name is Anantha Raman.

Usually when Mohanlal sizzles on the screen, the one acting along with him comes in the shadow of his performance. It can be related to a cricket match when Sachin sizzles on ground, the other batsman playing alongside him always comes under his shadow as people only focuse on Sachin. But at certain times, players like Virender Sehwag invites attention and appreciation equal to Sachin with their spontaneous performance even when Sachin is playing classically at the other end. Just like that, Anoop Menon has given a performance that helped him to come out of the shadow of Mohanlal and to create a space of his own in the movie.

He stood head to head with Mohanlal in his performance and at certain scenes it was Anoop Menon all the way. He was at his natural best in this film and we can probably say that it is one of the best characters he has done in his career so far. According to the critics review some give the opinion that Anoop Menon may become a contender of the best supporting actor in next year’s state award selection as well. He also got one in the same category this year.

Anoop Menon has some fantastic films to come in the near future like Action Hero Biju, Malgudi Days and Pavada. Each one of them is unique in its theme and his character is different from each other in those films, as per reports. The boost he is receiving through Kanal will surely motivate this actor to do such characters which has depth in it and appreciation is definitely waiting for him as well.