Mammootty donning 'gay politician' in Kaathal 'brave': John Abraham
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Entertainment: Bollywood superstar John Abraham praised Malayalam cinema “brave” and the best films in the country come from the Malayalam film industry, The Indian Express reported
He said that he has long admired the work of the Kerala film industry. Talking in an Idea Exchange session hosted by The Indian Express, he expressed his desire to produce films inspired by the industry and said he is a large fan of superstars Mammootty and Mohanlal.
“That industry is very brave. So, I think as of today, the best films in the country come from the Malayalam film industry. If you ask who my favourite actor is, I would say Mohanlal by light years. I love Meryl Streep also,” TIE quoted the actor.
He praised Mammootty’s performance as a ‘gay politician’ in the movie Kaathal- The Core and said that it is Mammootty's bravery to play such a part.
“You look at Mammootty playing a politician, and you find out in the film that he is gay. I mean, it’s brave for that man to do a film like that,” he said.
He said that he wanted to produce more films in Malayalam, and he set up a writer’s room in Kerala.
“I thought maybe I could borrow from some of their ideas. So, what I did was set up a writer’s room in Kerala. Let’s generate ideas out of there and see films that could be made nationally or only in Malayalam. I want to produce more Malayalam films because it’s the right time, and they are fantastic. But, I also want to produce other films,” he was quoted as saying.
It was John Abraham’s film company JA Entertainment, which produced the 2022 Malayalam-language film “Mike”, starring Anaswara Rajan and Ranjitgh Sanjeev.
