Malayalam actor Jayasurya teams up with acclaimed director Ranjith Sankar for a horror comedy
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00:00This is my 11th film and I have very rarely attempted a pure commercial film.
00:09My basic intention is to give you an idea of how much money you are looking for when you go to the theatre.
00:17Basically what you are looking for is entertainment.
00:19We have tried to give that entertainment because it has fun, horror, thrill and suspense.
00:27If you go to a theatre, it is a good theatre watch because it has sound and importance.
00:33We have tried to give the audience a good theatre experience.
00:37If you ask me why you should watch Pretham, there are a lot of people who have seen it for the first time.
00:43It is not just a horror movie.
00:46When I saw this horror movie, I was very scared to watch it.
00:52But it has a sense of humour and that is why it has attracted a lot of people.
00:58That must be the reason why Pretham was the first to be clicked.
01:02That is why we thought of doing a second part.
01:06But this time the story is a bit stronger.
01:11Especially the second part.
01:13When I hear that the second part is good, I am very happy.
01:18There are a lot of movies that we like on YouTube.
01:22No matter how many dislikes there are.
01:25None of the movies that we all like have come to us.
01:31There must be a different opinion.
01:33It depends on the film.
01:35It depends on the film.
01:37If we take a pure entertainment movie, it is not a movie for critics.
01:43It is not a movie to be critically acclaimed.
01:47There are a lot of audiences who don't like such movies.
01:52We can cater to them.
01:56And basically we cannot make a film for the reviewers.
02:00When Mary Kutty was released, it was a very intense movie.
02:06Some people asked if the humour was less.
02:09We can do it.
02:11It depends on the viewers.
02:14We have to do the second part in the name of a strong story.
02:19If the first part was a flop, we will never think of the second part.
02:25First was Puniyalan first.
02:28That was it.
02:30Then Puniyalan came to the top.
02:32The first part was a super flop.
02:35That was the first part.
02:37It was a flop.
02:39When social media was viral, people asked if we didn't think of the second part.
02:47That's how we took the second part.
03:09It is being looked upon by the media.
03:12They don't have a problem when they have a Jurassic Park 10 or Fast and Furious 10.
03:16Or they have an Avenger series, hundreds of movies.
03:19Nobody has a problem with that.
03:22Nobody has a problem with that.
03:24No, there is not a problem.
03:26In Malayalam or in Indian film, when somebody attempts a thing,
03:31it is always considered as, what is that reality?
03:36They expect a sequel to come.
03:39That is a lack of immaturity in terms of media.
03:45They are not grown up to accepting sequels as a creative genre.
03:50We are trying to build a brand.
03:52When we do Puniyalan or Pretham,
03:54we are trying to make a brand with Puniyalan and Pretham.
03:57That is the aim.
03:59We are not trying to give people enlightenment.
04:02We are trying to give a social message.
04:05There will be a social message.
04:07But the perspective is, we are making commercial editing.
04:10We are trying to create a brand.
04:12That is part of the process.
04:14So I think people should wake up to it.
04:16Malayalam film industry is going through a very bad phase right now.
04:19In terms of image problem, you guys have taken a beating.
04:22I am telling you.
04:23This is not a question.
04:24This is a declaration.
04:26Superstars like Mohanlal have come to the Gulf or to Dubai
04:30and told us that Me Too is a fad.
04:32It is a fashionable movement.
04:34Do you think Malayalam industry needs a complete recalibration
04:38of saying the right things, doing the right things?
04:41No, I don't think so.
04:43There is no problem at all?
04:45In terms of abuse in the industry, the safe work environment?
04:50I think, from my experience,
04:53it is a very safe place for anybody to work.
04:58There is nobody.
05:00No one is forcing anyone.
05:02I don't have that experience.
05:06And basically, you talk about gender equality.
05:11Same remuneration.
05:13And remuneration?
05:15I don't understand that logic.
05:17Because remuneration is not based on gender.
05:20It is based on star value.
05:22Why does Manju Warrier get more money?
05:25Is it because she is a female?
05:27Why does Nayanthara get more money?
05:29Aren't they females?
05:31The star power.
05:33The money that Jayasuri gets,
05:35will another actor get?
05:37Why?
05:39Commercial cinema works only on the star power.
05:43The remuneration is completely based on his star value.
05:47It is not based on gender.
05:49It is totally a stupid argument to say that.
05:52The remuneration is based on gender.
05:54It is not.