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While her performances person not consistently drawn captious acclaim, Malavika Mohanan's portrayal of Aarathi successful Thangalaan struck a chord with audiences. (Images: Studio Green, Malavika/Facebook)
Although Malavika Mohanan has appeared successful lone 11 movies implicit a vocation spanning much than a decade, astir of her projects are large hits and/or wide discussed. From legendary Iranian filmmaker Majid Majidi’s Beyond the Clouds (2017) and the Rajinikanth-starrer Petta (2019) to “Thalapathy” Vijay’s Master (2021) and Pa Ranjith’s and “Chiyaan” Vikram’s Thangalaan (2024), Malavika’s filmography is filled with noteworthy titles. While her performances person not consistently drawn captious acclaim, her portrayal of Aarathi successful Thangalaan struck a chord with audiences. Unfortunately, the film, contempt receiving affirmative reviews, did not fare good astatine the container office. However, Malavika maintains that box-office numbers bash not specify a film’s worth, emphasising that each task has its unsocial journey.
“Every movie has its ain journey. The much films you do, you realise that the lone happening you tin bash is springiness your champion portion you’re moving connected it — springiness it your all, truthful that you don’t person immoderate originative regrets oregon consciousness similar you haven’t done your best. But aft that, the movie truly is successful the hands of the movie gods, it’s what I ever say. You can’t power what happens aft [a movie is released],” Malavika, the girl of renowned cinematographer Mohanan, said during a chat with Hindustan Times.
While she received praise for Thangalaan, her show successful the Hindi enactment thriller Yudhra (2024), wherever she starred alongside Siddhant Chaturvedi, garnered a tepid response. Released successful September, Yudhra failed to marque an interaction commercially. “For Thangalaan, I’m blessed that I got an astonishing effect for my performance. It was 1 of the hardest roles I’ve ever done, being some physically and mentally challenging. If an assemblage tin admit thing similar that, it makes 1 consciousness bully because, the harder the role, the much fearfulness you person that it could backfire, but thankfully, it didn’t, and I’m grateful for that. As for Yudhra, it is what it is. Onto the adjacent round,” she added.
Malavika besides expressed that she remains unfazed by box-office figures and reviews, focusing alternatively connected the affectional transportation a movie creates. While Thangalaan grossed Rs 68.5 crore globally, Yudhra minted conscionable Rs 14.38 crore. “What connects maine to a movie is if it emotionally pulls maine into the communicative and the characters.” However, she noted that nary substance however overmuch 1 tries to enactment distant from discussions regarding numbers, it finds its mode since that’s however things relation these days. “We unrecorded successful a satellite present wherever everything is astir numbers. Even if you oregon your household hasn’t connected to a film, but it’s made Rs 100-200 crore, it’s considered a hit. We unrecorded successful unusual times wherever that’s (box bureau numbers) dictating what is simply a bully oregon atrocious film, truthful 1 can’t assistance but wage attraction to it. But I don’t fto it impact maine excessively overmuch arsenic agelong arsenic I’m appreciated for my enactment successful the film,” Malavika added.
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