Mohanlal talks about doing films to please his fans

Mohanlal has been enjoying stardom for over three decades. He has a wide fan base ranging from teenagers to people in their 40s and 50s. He has a very loyal fan following who have stood by him even when he has had occasional blips in his career. The actor has always been a very social and approachable person who has always respected his fans.

Recently in an interview, Mohanlal was asked whether he has consciously attempted to please fans by giving them priority over the movie’s content. He replied, there was no need for him to do that, as he felt that trend is not prevalent in Malayalam. Mohanlal also added that films are meant to be watched by a wider audience and not just the fans.

He said, “I have never done that but our directors and writers might have. Like say add a few scenes where I have to twirl my mustache or insert dialogues such as “Po Mone Dinesha” that were majorly used as a tagline for the fans. But personally, I have not told anyone to include any scene to please the fans. I think that trend doesn’t exist in Malayalam. In Tamil movies if you look, for instance, in Vijay’s movie, a mass intro scene and a dance sequence with him are must haves. When these are missing, the fans get disappointed. Our audience luckily doesn’t need that. I have believed that if you make movies just for fans, they won’t be good. Films are not meant to be watched by everyone and not by the fans alone. Fans are those who like what we do. When we do things that only they like, then we are becoming their fans.”

After giving the blockbuster success with Pulimurugan, Mohanlal fans are eagerly awaiting for his next release Munthirivallikalal Thalirkkumbol. While Pulimurugan was an action packed mass entertainer, the new release will be a clean family entertainer where Mohanlal is playing a character of his age.