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Superstar Mohanlal was at his versatile best on Friday while recalling his characters in 10 films in his over four-decade career as an actor, during a special session at the Mathrubhumi International Festival of Letters ’20, admitting that ‘cinema was a make-believe world.’
Listening with rapt attention was a massive audience to whom Mohanlal described his characters in 10 selected films.
The films which were discussed included ‘T.P. Balagopalan MA’, ‘Rajavinte Makhan’, ‘Kireedom’, ‘Kilikom’, ‘Thazhvaram’, ‘Spadikom’ and ‘Sadyam, to name a few.
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The announcement of each of his characters in these films, which took him to superstar status, was greeted with a huge round of applause.
“Cinema is make-believe. What happens is when the shoot of a film begins, after a few days, I automatically get into the character and go forward,” said the 59-year-old actor.
“I always have full faith in my director. The other key ingredients for me as an actor are my co-stars, cinematographer and script writer. The script is the backbone,” added Lal, as he is often referred to.
He began his reel life when he was 18 and he recalled that he listened to what his father said.