Filmmaker and actor Raj B Shetty, who has already created his own space in the Kannada film industry with films like Ondu Motteya Kathe, Garuda Gamana Vrishabha Vahana and more, features alongside Malayalam superstar Mammootty in his latest film Turbo. In a recent interview, Raj shared a behind-the-scenes incident from the shoot and revealed how Mammootty helped him during a challenging scene.
Raj told The News Minute, “Mammootty sir and I have a few sequences in which we come face-to-face. But I had to shoot a big scene on my very first day on the sets and that involved him as well. I play a Tamilian named Vetrivel Shanmugha Sundaram and I was originally given lines or dialogues in Tamil. Since I don’t speak Tamil, I had to put in a lot of effort to learn the lines and show up.”
He added, “Then the director decided that it’d be better if my character spoke Malayalam instead and I was given new dialogues about a page long! That scene has Mammootty sir’s character simply staring at me, without saying a word, and I am doing all the talking (laughs)!”
Raj B Shetty described the experience as intimidating, explaining how Mammootty understood his nervousness and helped him overcome it. “It was an intimidating experience initially. Even though I am comfortable speaking Malayalam, having to learn all those many lines in like 5 minutes was still a tall ask. But sir knew I was uncomfortable, so he picked up the script and mouthed the dialogues to ease me into the scene. After that small collaborative effort, it was plain sailing for me because I realised he wanted to help me,” he said.
Turbo is directed by Vysakh, written by Midhun Manuel Thomas, and produced by Mammootty under his banner, Mammootty Kampany. The film also features Sunil and Anjana Jayaprakash in a significant role. The music is composed by Christo Xavier, with cinematography by Vishnu Sarma and editing by Shameer Muhammed.
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