He said that Lal is enough for the unleashed Ravana; Kamal asked Mammootty if he was joking when he told the story
Azhakia Ravana was a Mammootty film that was widely accepted among the Malayalees. Kalamankippuram, directed by Kamal and scripted by Srinivasan, is still watched by Malayalees on repeat.
Azhakia Ravana was a box office failure at the time of its release. Director Kamal is talking about Mammootty’s entry into the film.
Kamal says that when he told the story of the film to the producer, he asked if Mohanlal was not the role to play and it was Srinivasan who called Mammootty and talked to him. In an interview to reporter TV, Kamal said that Mammootty asked if his intention was to make fun of him.
‘Azhakiya Ravanaan was a film that was decided after the rain had passed. That movie also starts with this combination of Srinivasan, me and Mammootty. When such a story came out, we first told the producer.
When he heard the story, he asked if it would be okay if Mammootty did this and wouldn’t call him bad. He asked if this is not a character that Mohanlal should do. Srinivasan phoned Mammootty saying let’s talk about it.
Such a character. Srinivasan said that the character is a millionaire in pain. Mammootty remained silent for a while. He hung up saying I will call back in five minutes. We thought we were not going to call again.
After a while, Mammooka called back and asked, “What do you mean by teasing me?” Later, Mammooka himself played the role,’ says Kamal.
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