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Mohanlal's Daughter Vismaya and Antony's Son Ashish Debut in Thudakkam
There is a new Malayalam movie called Thudakkam.
In it, two actors are starting their movie careers for the very first time.
They are Vismaya Mohanlal, the daughter of the very famous actor Mohanlal, and Ashish Antony, the son of a famous film producer.
Vismaya loved acting since she was a child, but she was scared of failing, so she waited until she was in her thirties to try.
In the movie, she does martial arts, and she knows a lot about it because she practices Muay Thai.
Ashish surprised everyone by playing a bad guy who does not speak at all in his first movie.
Both of them learned that making a movie takes a lot of hard work, and their families came to support them.
Vismaya hopes the movie will inspire people, especially women, to learn martial arts.
They also talked about mean comments on social media, which famous people often have to deal with.
Vismaya Mohanlal, daughter of Malayalam superstar Mohanlal, and Ashish Antony, son of producer Antony Perumbavoor, made their acting debuts in Jude Anthany Joseph's Thudakkam.
Vismaya, debuting in her 30s, said fear of failure had long held her back from acting professionally despite her lifelong interest in performance.
Ashish, who never intended to act and was drawn to direction, chose the dialogue-less negative role of Jithu for his first film.
Vismaya said the scene with her father took the most takes, joking that Mohanlal had 'never done so many retakes' in his more-than-350-film career.
A Muay Thai specialist, Vismaya hopes Thudakkam inspires people, especially women, to take up martial arts; both debutants also discussed coping with online trolling.
- Who
- Vismaya Mohanlal, daughter of Malayalam superstar Mohanlal, and Ashish Antony, son of producer Antony Perumbavoor, in director Jude Anthany Joseph's Thudakkam.
- What
- The two made their acting debuts in the Malayalam film Thudakkam and discussed the experience, including retakes, choosing a negative role, martial arts, and dealing with trolling.
- Where
- The Malayalam film industry (India); specific filming locations were not mentioned.
- When
- Not specified in the articles; the interviews follow the film's release and success.
- Why
- Vismaya wanted to pursue her long-standing interest in acting, while Ashish was drawn by the strong story and by acting alongside Vismaya.
Key facts
- Film
- Thudakkam
- Director
- Jude Anthany Joseph
- Debutants
- Vismaya Mohanlal and Ashish Antony
- Vismaya's age at debut
- In her 30s
- Ashish's debut role
- Jithu — a negative, dialogue-less character
- Vismaya's martial art
- Muay Thai
- Mohanlal's film count
- More than 350 films
- Vismaya's parents
- Mohanlal and Suchitra
Quotes
Vismaya Mohanlal
Daughter of Malayalam superstar Mohanlal and actress
“"It was really cool. I was super excited, but when I got to the set, I was quite nervous because I suddenly got it into my head that I had to be good and get everything right. Once you get into your head like that, it becomes harder to actually do what you're supposed to do. It took a lot of takes. I don't think my dad has ever done that many takes in his life!"”
NDTV
“"Recently, I got trolled quite a bit over a video of me on stage... I don't read the comments because I know they will affect me. But, as my dad told me, it’s part of the profession."”
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