When writer-director Renji Panicker wanted an actor who would fit the lead role in his latest movie ‘Roudram,’ it was actor Mammootty, he says, who came to mind. The shooting of the film is going on in Kochi and will have Mammootty puttin g on the Khaki yet again, as Narendran, an assistant commissioner of police “‘Roudram’ is essentially the transformation of a police officer to ‘roudrabhavam’ or the personification of anger.
Narendran, a law graduate, becomes a cop in the footsteps of his father, who had died in an encounter. He is deputed to investigate a murder that turns out to be a murky affair. He has to take on some powerful names and how he handles it all is narrated in the film,” says the director.
The location is a plush bungalow in Kakkanadu. Sai Kumar, Vijayaraghavan, Sona and Ramu are facing the camera. Cinematographer Sanjeev Sankar goes for a trolley shot to get a full view of the neatly designed bar in a corner of the room.
Narendran, a law graduate, becomes a cop in the footsteps of his father, who had died in an encounter. He is deputed to investigate a murder that turns out to be a murky affair. He has to take on some powerful names and how he handles it all is narrated in the film,” says the director.
The location is a plush bungalow in Kakkanadu. Sai Kumar, Vijayaraghavan, Sona and Ramu are facing the camera. Cinematographer Sanjeev Sankar goes for a trolley shot to get a full view of the neatly designed bar in a corner of the room.
Sai Kumar, as Sethu, a flamboyant businessman, sternly warns an underling and then turns to an acolyte for her approval. She smiles and gives a thumbs-up sign, which, in fact, denotes danger. The crew goes for some close-up shots.
“I am playing a baddie with a difference. He has some interesting mannerisms,” says Sai Kumar, after completing his shot in the first take.
Manju, who makes her entry into films without any prior experience in the field, plays the wife of the hero. Vijayaraghavan, who was last seen in ‘Ekalavyan,’ is also in the movie.
“My character is called Purushothaman Pillai or Appichayi. He has a paralysed arm and shares a peculiar relation with Sai’s character,” says Vijayaraghavan.
It was two years ago that Renji Panicker made his debut as a director with the hit ‘Bharat Chandran IPS.’
“I get exhausted after completing a film and need some time to rejuvenate,” he says, explaining the reason for the hiatus. He is almost always associated with high voltage action dramas in which the heroes and villains spit fiery dialogues.
“I am doing the kind of films that I feel comfortable with. I prefer to bank on punchy dialogues to create the required effect. There are no songs in the film as I believe there is no space for one in this kind of high suspense drama,” says Renji.
‘Roudram’ is being produced by Shahul Hameed Marikar and Anto Joseph under the banner of Marikar films. Stills are by Ajit V. Sankar. The film will hit theatres towards the end of November.
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