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00:00Some people have an aura, in the sense of a very sophisticated aura.
00:04But for me, I always felt like I was standing next to a person.
00:07I have always looked at myself like this.
00:10How was working with Dhyan Srinivasan?
00:12Personally, there were no big changes.
00:13Acting-wise, the performance has changed a lot.
00:17Compared to the past.
00:19Janapriyan still has a lot of fans, right?
00:21That was an insulting experience for me.
00:25That subject was created because of that insulting experience.
00:27I am saying this to thank you.
00:30At that time, there were some very bad situations in my life.
00:34I couldn't believe that Swapnil himself was doing this.
00:40Even though I got an advance, I didn't think about anything else.
00:47I will never forget that day.
00:50From that day, it was a change in my life.
00:56I remember the time when I was going through some difficulties.
00:59Paravari Malakai.
01:01Were you tensed?
01:02I had a feeling that something was wrong.
01:05I was very tensed.
01:06I couldn't sit. I couldn't stand.
01:09I didn't know what was going on.
01:10If it didn't click, it was over.
01:12Since it was a production, we had a lot of responsibilities.
01:16So, I was very tensed.
01:18I didn't understand anything when he narrated it.
01:20I didn't understand anything when he shot the film.
01:24After the release of Paravari Malakai, I realized that it was a film with a big impact.
01:28I wanted to act with people whom I have never met in my life.
01:32He is the cameraman of Swapnil's first film, Little Swamy.
01:38He left his car, house and everything behind.
01:43After that, he didn't come here.
01:45He has a different kind of thoughts and desires.
01:50Is there a second chance for romance?
01:54Yes, there is.
01:59Hi, hello viewers. Welcome to our show, Untold With Najin.
02:02Today, we have some untold stories with us.
02:05A brother-in-law and Malakai is coming to our theatre to entertain us.
02:10We have the creator of Untold with us.
02:14Saubin Shahar, Boban Samuel and Amitabh Pramod.
02:16Welcome to the three of you.
02:18Boban Samuel's films have a lot of relatability.
02:21Whether it is Genepreen or Romance,
02:23we might have seen the characters somewhere.
02:26Is it the same with Machanna Malakai?
02:29We see them every day.
02:31Most of the characters we see on the road are from this film.
02:36SRTC conductor.
02:38He is someone we don't get to see at least once.
02:40We see him at least once every day.
02:43All the characters are like that.
02:45He goes to the medical shop.
02:47Yes, he goes to the medical shop.
02:48He works with the girls in the medical shop.
02:50We see them all the time.
02:52These are some of the characters in this film.
02:55Was Machanna Malakai named after Saubin Shahar?
02:59The name was different.
03:01There were many other names.
03:03The shooting was almost over.
03:05Yes, it was over.
03:06It was the last day.
03:07The name Machanna Malakai came to my mind
03:12because of the experience I had during the shooting.
03:19I discussed it with them.
03:21Everyone was happy.
03:23That's how we decided on the name.
03:25When you two met for the first time,
03:27was it during Chandra's time?
03:29It was not a combination.
03:31We have seen each other.
03:33We have said hello and hi.
03:35We have seen each other in many places.
03:37Yes, we have seen each other.
03:39But it was not a combination.
03:41We actually spoke during the pooja.
03:43Yes.
03:45It was on the day of the pooja.
03:47What was your first impression
03:49of Saubika before meeting her?
03:51Actually,
03:53I like Saubika a lot.
03:55I had said this in an earlier interview.
03:57I had said this in a video interview
03:59with FM a long time ago.
04:01They asked me
04:04who is my favorite actor
04:06from the current contemporaries.
04:08I have analyzed Saubika's work
04:10very closely.
04:12I like her as an actor.
04:14She is a great performer.
04:18I have never felt that
04:20she is not relatable
04:22after watching her interviews
04:24and films.
04:26She is not approachable.
04:28Some people may have an aura
04:30in the sense that
04:32she is a person
04:34who is very close to me.
04:36So, I don't have any problem
04:38in talking to her.
04:40I have seen her.
04:42I have seen Saubika
04:44before meeting her.
04:46I know her.
04:48We have spoken to each other.
04:50I have seen her films
04:52and I like her a lot.
04:54I think we have spoken
04:56on Instagram.
04:58When I worked with her,
05:00I understood her very well.
05:02She is like a little sister
05:04to me.
05:06We started sharing
05:08everything.
05:10I have said this before.
05:12I feel like
05:14she is like a sister to me.
05:16Sometimes,
05:18we chat
05:20with Saubika's wife.
05:24When you hear the narration
05:26of the characters,
05:28there is something special
05:30in the narration.
05:32I have heard that
05:34the edit is the most
05:36important part
05:38of the sequence.
05:40How do you process
05:42the narration of each character?
05:44I don't know
05:46if I can hear it.
05:48I don't know if I can hear it.
05:50I don't know if I can hear it.
05:52I don't know if I can hear it.
05:54I don't know if I can hear it.
05:56I have heard the story once
05:58and then I went to shoot.
06:00I didn't go to shoot
06:02at that time.
06:04We have a process
06:06before shooting.
06:08We discuss the scene
06:10and then we test the costume.
06:12We check if it matches
06:14and then we do a reading.
06:16We do it and check.
06:18We do it and check.
06:20We do it and check.
06:22We do it and check.
06:25At other times,
06:27we discussed only the scene
06:29itself and not other things.
06:31We discussed only the scene itself and not other things.
06:33We talked only about the scene itself.
06:35We talked only about the scene itself.
06:37After the shooting,
06:39we did the thing
06:41and we kept on doing
06:43the process.
06:45I have already heard
06:47Bhobijitha's story.
06:49I have already heard
06:51Bhobijitha's story.
06:53There is a main story in the film and that is the biggest secret of the film.
07:00When I heard that, I was like, is this how it is going to happen?
07:04When I heard that, I was very curious.
07:08I was like, is this good? I have never heard or seen anything like this before.
07:12So, when I saw that film, I was very happy.
07:18Some people will laugh at that situation.
07:22There are many areas like that.
07:26I have heard that a lot through the film.
07:30When Opanchettan narrates the story, it is very interesting.
07:34We can see it in our eyes.
07:36Even though the writer is narrating,
07:38we can handle certain situations and
07:40when he narrates it, we can feel the goodness,
07:42the pain and many other good things.
07:44We can reflect on it.
07:46That is the main thing in the film.
07:50Let's talk about the goodness.
07:52You still have many fans.
07:54There are many cuts and reels on Facebook.
07:56Will you get to see many such characters in real life?
08:01No, I have had many experiences in that film.
08:05The character of Manosuke Jain,
08:09he is a character who studied in Pune Film Studio.
08:15A person came to me and asked me a question.
08:19He said there is a matter in the film.
08:21Not only did he study in Pune Film Studio,
08:23but he also wanted to experience life.
08:25That is what he said.
08:27That was an insulting experience for me.
08:31I have had such an experience in my life.
08:33I am not saying it here.
08:35That subject came from that insulting experience.
08:39When we hear a character,
08:41what is the first thing that comes to your mind?
08:43Is it a narration?
08:47I think it is relatable.
08:49When I listen to a story like Basic,
08:51I feel sleepy.
08:53I get sleepy very fast.
08:55If it is not interesting.
08:59I might have opened my eyes,
09:01but I would have slept inside.
09:03That is the basic.
09:05I am not talking about the first,
09:07second or third setting.
09:10I would check if it is entertaining me.
09:12Of course,
09:14some stories will hook you.
09:16It is the perspective of each person.
09:18Some things will hook you.
09:22If I listen to a story,
09:24I would say it after a few days.
09:26Not now.
09:28After 3-4 days,
09:30I would feel sleepy.
09:32Or even after a week.
09:34There are some elements in that movie
09:36that people like.
09:38What was the most exciting narration?
09:42Some people know how to narrate.
09:44But,
09:46when the shoot starts,
09:48they lose control.
09:50I have had such experiences.
09:52The story might be interesting,
09:54but when the shoot starts,
09:56after a week,
09:58we realize that it is not what we expected.
10:00There are such movies.
10:02Will it happen again?
10:04Yes, it will happen again.
10:07When Rajesh uncle narrated Traffic,
10:09we could not convince him
10:11that it is a narration.
10:15But, I did not understand anything
10:17when he narrated it.
10:19I did not understand anything
10:21when the movie was shot.
10:23Only after it was released,
10:25I realized that it is such
10:27an impactful movie.
10:33I have heard about Paravanam.
10:35There were two stories.
10:37One is a school story,
10:39and the other is a club story.
10:41Paravanam is a story for Anwar.
10:43You told me to narrate it.
10:45Have you ever felt that
10:47the direction is at the right place
10:49at the right time?
10:51Yes, I have.
10:53I cannot forget that time.
10:55I still remember
10:57the situation when I was told
10:59to narrate the story.
11:01After the censor of Premam movie,
11:04when I was in White Fort,
11:06I was in search of corrections.
11:08I was very tensed.
11:10I was told to narrate the story.
11:14At that time,
11:16I was going through
11:18a bad situation in my life.
11:20I was asked to make me happy
11:22and relieve my tension.
11:24I was asked to narrate the story.
11:28It took some time.
11:30I mixed both the stories
11:32and narrated the one
11:34that stuck in my mind.
11:36I started writing the story
11:38and narrating it to him.
11:40I told him that I am not able
11:42to do this,
11:44but he agreed.
11:46He told me that
11:48he could do it.
11:50I said that I cannot believe
11:52that I am doing this.
11:54He said that he will give me
11:56a small advance.
11:58I told him to set up a team
12:00He said, sit down and do the rest of the work.
12:02We can do the next film accordingly.
12:04I will never forget that day.
12:08That was the moment when I realized
12:12that I had to make a change in my life.
12:14It was a difficult time for me.
12:18That was the moment when I realized
12:20that I had to make a change in my life.
12:22That was the moment when I realized
12:24that I had to make a change in my life.
12:26How did you manage to hold the set?
12:32I did not have to hold the set.
12:36Everyone was very cool.
12:38Namitha and Saubh.
12:40I did not have any tension in my location.
12:44They would say that the director is very cool.
12:48I was very cool because
12:50I got the support from them.
12:54They were very funny.
12:58Even after the shoot,
13:00we would sit together.
13:02Usually, I do not sit in the set.
13:04But when I go home,
13:06I sit in the set.
13:08But in this film,
13:10we sit together on most of the days.
13:12We sit together and discuss
13:14how we will sit next day.
13:16He is also a director.
13:18It was easy for me to convince him
13:20and we sat together.
13:22I also felt the need to sit with him.
13:26That is why I sat with him.
13:28How was working with Jan Srinivasan?
13:30He is very special to all of us.
13:32How did you catch his vibe?
13:36Jan is a character
13:38who comes in the second half of the film.
13:40He was with us for only a few days.
13:42He was with us for 3-4 days.
13:44But the days he was with us
13:46were very good.
13:48He was very natural.
13:50Even I worked with him for the first time.
13:52Yes.
13:54He was the combination.
13:56How was working with him?
13:58I have known him for so many years.
14:00I have known him for so many years.
14:02He has not changed much personally.
14:04He has not changed much personally.
14:06But I feel that
14:08his acting performance
14:10has changed a lot.
14:12His acting performance has changed a lot.
14:14He has become more flexible.
14:16He has become more flexible.
14:18He is a very good person.
14:20Do you meet him often?
14:22Yes, I meet him often.
14:24He is a very entertaining person.
14:26He is a very entertaining person.
14:28We have a lot of questions
14:30about you.
14:32We have a lot of questions about you.
14:34You are the first cameraman of
14:36Swapika's first film, Little.
14:38You have made a lot of contributions
14:40in Little.
14:42Are you still in touch with Swapika?
14:44Are you still in touch with Swapika?
14:46We knew of her.
14:48She spoke to me a little while ago.
14:50Normally talking to him
14:52is very informational
14:54and can take up to an hour.
14:56Usually talking to him is very informal and can take up to an hour.
14:58Usually talking to him is very informal and can take up to an hour.
15:00Specially in the UK,
15:02he used to go there to learn
15:04sound design from us.
15:06He is already
15:08a director, editor, cameraman.
15:10A director, editor, cameraman.
15:12He learned everything, namely,
15:14All his belongings including his car, house and everything else, he left everything behind and went with a backpack
15:21After that, he came here and studied sound. At that time, Corona came.
15:25He started working in the churches. At that time, no one used to come to the church.
15:30So, he went to a section where everyone at home could see him.
15:36Now, he is doing a film there as a second camera.
15:40Now, he has a studio and he is very happy with that.
15:44He has a dog and he is very happy with that.
15:47I always ask him.
15:49He is doing a few things there.
15:52He has a different way of thinking and a lot of other desires.
15:57That is why he is here.
15:59Anyway, he will come.
16:01I think I ask him a lot.
16:03I ask him a lot.
16:05Was there a possibility of a second part for Romance?
16:10Yes, there was.
16:12We all have a desire for a successful film, right?
16:15The second part should come.
16:17So, after hearing that, we thought of a second part.
16:21Hasn't Romance called me before?
16:23Yes, that is a character.
16:25Divethi's?
16:27Yes, Divethi.
16:29I think I passed that part during the shoot.
16:33Kodaikanal?
16:35Yes, Kodaikanal.
16:37I think I passed that part during the shoot.
16:41Is it because of that, that there is a gap in the direction?
16:49We are not taking a gap.
16:52If a film is set,
16:54we don't have the time to make a film and move on to the next film.
17:01If we get a story,
17:03I might like it.
17:05If we get a heroine,
17:07she might not like it.
17:09Then we move on to the next story.
17:11There is a lot of gap.
17:13This acting pushed me into that gap.
17:16Otherwise, we would go into depression.
17:19We would go crazy sitting at home.
17:21We are stuck in this.
17:23But when we call an actor,
17:25it is a great relief.
17:27We can meet everyone.
17:29We will be mentally okay.
17:31You will be more motivated.
17:33You will be able to learn new things.
17:35Yes, definitely.
17:37What did you learn from Sabyukanna's work?
17:39From this?
17:41I can learn a lot.
17:43The way he approaches a scene,
17:45I learned that.
17:47Each film is a lesson.
17:49Each film is a lesson.
17:51I don't think everyone is in a cinema.
17:53Each film is a lesson for everyone.
17:55I learned a lot from Sabyukanna's work.
17:57The way he approaches a scene,
17:59I learned a lot from Sabyukanna's work.
18:01I learned a lot from Sabyukanna's work.
18:03We might get some small reactions.
18:05We don't pay attention to that.
18:07It might be when we go to the editing table.
18:09Even after doing a DA,
18:11I can see some things that I haven't seen before.
18:13I can see some things that I haven't seen before.
18:15Even after doing a DA,
18:17I can see some things that I haven't seen before.
18:19Expressions were quite small at that time.
18:21I thought there is no clarity anything.
18:23I thought there is no clarity anything.
18:25It was different.
18:27We did see some small reactions,
18:29but we did was not clear enough.
18:31We did was not clear enough.
18:33We did was not clear enough.
18:35We did was not clear enough.
18:37Was there tension like that,
18:39for Kensuke?
18:41Was there tension like that,
18:43for Jeezus like that,
18:45for Kensuke?
18:47What is it? How is it?
18:49I feel it is a moment.
18:51You have gone to see the film in theatres.
18:53I don't think so.
18:55In the past, I didn't have that much tension.
18:57Now, when we are doing it as a main character,
18:59I am a bit tensed.
19:01Because,
19:03the story and everything
19:05is happening in front of us.
19:07In the past,
19:09we were just
19:11a character in it.
19:13At that time,
19:15I didn't have that much tension.
19:17Now, I am a bit tensed.
19:19Because, it has to come out well.
19:21I will be tensed
19:23about such things.
19:25Were you tensed in Manjumman?
19:27I don't know about Manjumman.
19:29I was very tensed.
19:31Because, not only the acting,
19:33there were many other things.
19:35At that time, it was raining.
19:37I was very tensed.
19:39But, we have come back to that.
19:41Because, it is a film that is not reaching anywhere.
19:43At that time,
19:45there was a feeling
19:47that it will reach somewhere.
19:51So, I never felt
19:53that it will be bad.
19:55Everyone will like it.
19:57But, I never thought
19:59that it will come out so well.
20:01I think,
20:03you were very excited.
20:05I went to Kodaikanal
20:07at the location of Manjumman.
20:09I told you about this subject.
20:11At that time, you could show
20:13some scenes of it.
20:15Yes, I showed them.
20:17So, they could know about it.
20:19When I saw their reaction,
20:21I felt that it was good.
20:23My friends who I know,
20:25they show me some scenes.
20:27So, they react to it.
20:29If they don't like it,
20:31we can work on it.
20:33Because, we have time.
20:35So, I don't have to show
20:37much of it.
20:39You showed me some portions of it.
20:41So, you don't have to worry about anything.
20:43It was awesome.
20:45I was very tensed.
20:47When Manjumman was released,
20:49I went to Sameer Thayir
20:51in Ambukkadam.
20:53I was like, I can't sit.
20:55I can't stand.
20:57I was very tensed.
20:59I didn't know what to do.
21:01Because, if it didn't click,
21:03it would be gone.
21:05Since it was a production,
21:07I was very tensed.
21:09It was about education.
21:11I was very tensed
21:13that it should work out.
21:15It shouldn't be bad in any way.
21:17Because, it affects everyone.
21:19Family, friends,
21:21everyone was tensed.
21:23Actually,
21:25there are many discussions
21:27about the production.
21:29Is the film producing friendly?
21:31About the industry.
21:33As a filmmaker,
21:35both of you are filmmakers.
21:37In all these years of experience,
21:39in Malayalam cinema,
21:41is there a production friendly atmosphere?
21:43Yes, there is.
21:45That's why,
21:47we release so many films a week.
21:49There are
21:51many productions
21:53like that.
21:55We should be more production friendly.
21:57So that,
21:59the artists
22:01don't feel
22:03that the film is bad.
22:05They don't feel that
22:07the film is bad.
22:09They don't feel that
22:11the output is good.
22:13So, we should be
22:15more production friendly.
22:17That's how we do it.
22:19It's always good.
22:23If we mood out an artist
22:25and bring him in front of the camera,
22:27he might do it.
22:29But, in doing that,
22:31the film crew will see it.
22:33But, the director
22:35might feel that
22:37there is something missing.
22:39That's why,
22:41it's always good to
22:43comfort the artists
22:45and bring them in front of the camera.
22:47I feel the same.
22:49In some films,
22:51there is something
22:53that stands out.
22:55It might not be the same in films.
22:57If there is something
22:59that stands out,
23:01I ask the director
23:03to change it.
23:05I ask the director
23:07to change it.
23:09I ask the director
23:11to change it.
23:13I ask the director
23:15to change it.
23:17There was a big announcement
23:19about the next direction film.
23:21Are the discussions going on?
23:23Are the discussions going on?
23:25The rest of it is going on.
23:27My next film is going to be
23:29a movie with a movie title.
23:31I haven't signed
23:33any other films yet.
23:35My next film
23:37is going to be
23:39a film with a movie title.
23:41My next film is
23:43going to be
23:45a film with a movie title.
23:47I've been working on it
23:49for one more month.
23:51I've been working on it
23:53for one more month.
23:55It's a movie that I've never seen before.
23:57I've worked with many actors,
24:01many people I've never met in my life.
24:05I've worked with Rajinikanth,
24:07Screen Friend, Idago, Samyam.
24:09I've worked with them.
24:11There are many characters
24:13that I've seen in my childhood.
24:15I've worked with them.
24:17It's a big project.
24:19I've never thought of
24:21making a film in my life.
24:25I've never thought of it.
24:27That's why it's always
24:29the best project for me.
24:31Have you met Rajinikanth?
24:33Yes, I've met Rajinikanth.
24:35I think it was the right time
24:37to meet him.
24:39I've met Rajinikanth.
24:41I've met everyone.
24:43I've met Rajinikanth.
24:45I've met everyone.
24:47I've talked about it in detail.
24:49I think it's the same.
24:51They love us a lot.
24:53They love us a lot.
24:55They love us a lot.
24:57They love us a lot.
24:59They love us a lot.
25:01Is the next film
25:03Romance 2?
25:05No, it's not Romance 2.
25:07It's a similar genre.
25:09It's a similar genre.
25:11There's a story about
25:13not telling the name.
25:15There's a story about not telling the name.
25:17No, it's not that.
25:19Bommachetta told me
25:21in the next film.
25:23We were joking.
25:25I told him
25:27I don't want to be in the next film.
25:29I told him I don't want to be in the next film.
25:31He told me the truth.
25:33He told me the truth.
25:35There's a multi-genre.
25:37There's a multi-genre.
25:39There's a genre shift in romance.
25:41There's a multi-genre.
25:43I'm a romantic guy.
25:45I was a romantic guy when I was young.
25:47I was a romantic guy when I was young.
25:49Bommachetta himself told me this.
25:51I was young.
25:53I was young.
25:55How old are you now?
25:57I'm 12.
25:59I was a romantic guy.
26:01I was a romantic guy.
26:03I always remember
26:05when he came to me,
26:07he told me what was his
26:09next film.
26:11Thank you for the timing and all the best.