I cannot work with Mohanlal now, says Director Kamal
Veteran director Kamal is one of the very few filmmakers of his generation, who is still successful in the industry without getting washed by the new generation wave. The director has handled different themes with a variety of actors. On one hand he has made youthful campus movies like Niram and Nammal while he has also directed intense movies like Celluloid, Nadan and Karuthapakshikal.
It has been gap since Kamal has worked with Mohanlal. In a recent interview, the director revealed the reason for that. The veteran filmmaker feels that Mohanlal is out of his reach now. He has grown from a star to a superstar who now stands beyond the reach of the directors like him. The director admits that he cannot do movies with Mohanlal the star; but can certainly bring out the best in Mohanlal the actor. He added that both Mohanlal and his fans want to do movies that will enhance his stardom, so the actor is out of reach now.
Mohanlal and Kamal last worked together in 1998 for the movie, Ayal Kadha Ezhuthukayanu. The duo was later supposed to team up for Chakram, but the project got shelved due to various reasons. The movie was later directed by Lohithadas with Prithviraj in the lead role.
Kamal is currently working on his upcoming biopic Aami based on the life of legendary writer Kamala Surayya aka Madhavikutty. Bollywood actress Vidya Balan is portraying the writer’s character in the movie. Prithviraj Sukumaran, Anoop Menon and Murali Gopy are also playing pivotal characters.
