Did Dulquer Salmaan hurl a real petrol bomb in CIA?
Dulquer Salmaan’s latest outing CIA aka Comrade In America had a massive release on May 5. The movie was highly anticipated majorly due to the teaming up of Dulquer with Amal Neerad. The director is known for his stylish mass action films and hence the expectation levels was very high.
CIA, written by Pavaada fame Shibin Francis is about an young comrade’s journey through adverse conditions to the US in pursuit of his girlfriend. Dulquer played the role of Aji Mathew, a hot blooded young comrade.
His introduction scene in the movie was much talked about. A terrifically staged scene with Gopi Sunder’s pulsating background score is a treat for Dulquer fans. A minister is accused of corruption and opposition party supporters stage a protest outside his house. They end up in a scuffle with the police officials. Dulquer who represents the opposition party enters with his face masked and hurls a petrol bomb at the police.
The making video of the scene was released recently. The petrol bomb made by the art department was a mix of glass and plastic. The original one is usually a glass bottle but it’s very dangerous as the bottle gets shattered after the explosion scattering the glass pieces. The scene came out incredibly well giving one of the best hero introduction scenes in Malayalam cinema in recent years.
CIA managed to have a fair run in theatres grossing around Rs 20 crores. The movie was unshaken in the box office inspite of the mixed reviews and the Baahubali storm. Debutante Karthika Muraleedharan played the female lead in the movie. Siddique, John Vijay, Jinu John, Chandini Sreedharan, Soubin Shahir, Maala Parvathy and Dileesh Pothen essayed other supporting characters. CIA is bank rolled by the director’s own company Amal Neerad Productions.
