His son Siddharth Bharathan said that KPAC Lali wanted to die while acting. When he heard that, he would make fun of his mother. But until she succumbs to the disease and loses her memory, her mother is happy to be able to fulfill her desire to act. He tried to create new perspectives on cinema. No one is trying to make films like Padmarajan and Bharathan did in the eighties. Siddharth says that he is making such an effort with his new film ‘Chatura’. Siddharth Bharathan’s revelation in an interview with Manorama News …
“My mother wanted me to die while acting, but I did not encourage her to say that. When my mother says that, I make fun of her. But that’s exactly what happened in my mother’s life. Until the last minute, the mother acted until her physical condition allowed her to act. In that sense, Amma is a blessed artist. There are some who express such desire. Alanzier has told me so. Then I would ask the spot, ” My mother has this disease. Have you started now? ” The passion for acting is what such artists say.
The mother was an independent person. Although we were children, we had a limit in what we could say about the mother. If they say something, they will say, ‘You’ re wrong. And FIG. His mother was a self-made man from a young age. Even when his mother acted in his father’s film after marriage, his father never put Lalit Bharathan in the credits. My father wanted me to be known as such. The mother lived as an independent person because of the support of her father. That’s why my mother used to look after us when my father fell. After the death of his father, his mother rose like a phoenix. Mother never told us about the difficulties and problems in life. We’ve been learning more over the last five years. So we were able to give Mom the support she needed.
Even when she was sick, her mother was a spark. ‘Don’t hold me here, sit down and go. I will be ready after taking all the medicines. ‘ When Kovid came, it was unthinkable for my mother to leave. Such restrictions made it difficult for the mother. It was read like children. It was only when Kovid came and some of those around him died that his mother realized the seriousness of the illness. He started his acting career at the age of sixteen. It suddenly went away in the morning and it was beyond what my mother could bear. My mother’s life was full of movie sets and noise. The absence of it put the mother under mental stress.
It was my mother’s attitude that surprised me when I was in an accident. ‘You fell and broke your leg. Please fix it and come back soon ‘. That was my mother’s expression. When I saw him limping, he said, ‘Don’t stay home anymore, you need to get back to work easily.’ That’s how I was able to make a quick movie. That inspiration from my mother enabled me to come back to life. My mother was an adult friend with whom I could talk openly. I did not hide anything from my mother. I would go and tell my mother everything, even when she was unconscious. I do not know if my mother hears what I say. But I keep hearing that even if there is a spark inside mom.
My mother was happy with my artwork. The last picture my mother saw was of a ‘square’. My mother loved that picture very much. I did not expect my mother to fall like this. So I could not take anything my mother said about that movie that day. But my mother said it was the best picture I had ever made. It was an experimental film and I’m glad my mom liked it. My mother worked with Uncle Padmarajan and my father and she knew how a gang of thinkers worked. I am relieved that my mother understood my picture.
My belief is that the films I have made have not been discussed enough. When I did ‘Sleep’ I was hoping to have a conversation about how I incorporated it into the remake. But it did not happen. That movie is not a frame by frame remake. It had my own additions to it. But people seem to have a clue about the remake. I tried to take the underwater sequence of sleeping lovers dying to another level than the old movie. But it was not properly addressed. It was then that Chandrasekhar did. I gave the story to my mother to read. Mom liked it. I told my mother to call Dilipettan to do this. ‘I’m not going to do that, man,’ said his mother. Then I tried another way and went to tell the story to Dilipetta. My mother did not think I should go anywhere on her recommendation. There, the mother remained neutral. My mother’s feeling was that I should cut my own way.
My cinematic perspective has changed a lot. Both films made now are made in a new perspective. ‘Jinn’ is a film that has been made into a commercial without leaving a realistic mindset. Square is a good drama that stands out in real space. If the jinn are about a male, the square is about a female. That’s how that woman succeeds. I hope Jinn is going to be a very interesting film.
The four main characters in the square are Swasika, Roshan, Alanzier and Shanti. All four of them have acted better than each other. The movie world is going to talk about them now. Saubin was shocked at the jinn. Saub’s performance in the movie is more than what is seen in the trailer. Malayalam has good actors, good screenwriters, good technicians and directors. The style of our media needs to change.
It is not known how many people liked the movie Jellybean. But we were excited. Everyone who casts their eyes upon it, wants a go. That’s how Lijo Jose saw the movie. That’s how we should take cinema forward. Jinn is an entertainer, and ‘Square’ is a certified film. The square is a picture with a radiant expression. My father and Padmarajan Uncle used to show movies with a lot of affection. There was no other way for people to see it then. But today when it is possible to see all sorts of expressions on our phone itself it is a challenge how aesthetically it can be done in film. If I want to sit next to my mother and show her the movie, I have to take it aesthetically. So that’s how I did that movie. No one is doing films like Padmarajan did in the 80s now, I just made an effort. Waiting to see how it will be received by the audience. ‘