Archive · 11 Sep 2026
Shashaa Shivakumar Calls Manimegalai Role Challenging In Enna Vilai
Enna Vilai is an upcoming film written and directed by Sajeev Pazhoor.
Shashaa Shivakumar plays Manimegalai, a rural girl.
She says preparing before filming helped her understand the character.
She calls the role challenging and special because it is her first rural-girl part.
She worked with actors Karunaas and Nimisha Sajayan.
The story follows a man who retrieves coins offered by devotees into the sea near Rameswaram.
His struggle for dignity and survival eventually leads to a legal battle.
The film is scheduled to release worldwide on September 17.
Shashaa Shivakumar plays Manimegalai, a rural girl, in Enna Vilai.
She says preparing before filming helped her understand and approach the character.
The actress described working with Karunaas and Nimisha Sajayan as a responsible experience.
Enna Vilai follows a man retrieving devotees’ coins from the sea near Rameswaram.
Written and directed by Sajeev Pazhoor, the film is scheduled for worldwide release on September 17.
- Who
- Actress Shashaa Shivakumar plays Manimegalai, alongside Karunaas and Nimisha Sajayan.
- What
- Enna Vilai is a socially relevant film about a man retrieving coins from the sea and seeking dignity through a legal battle.
- When
- The film is scheduled to release worldwide on September 17 this year.
- Where
- The story is set near Rameswaram, and the film was made with a Malayalam team.
- Why
- Shashaa says the role was challenging because it was her first time playing a rural girl.
- Film
- Enna Vilai
- Character
- Shashaa Shivakumar plays Manimegalai
- Writer-director
- Sajeev Pazhoor
- Lead actors
- Karunaas and Nimisha Sajayan
- Setting
- Near Rameswaram
- Producer
- Githesh V, under Kalamaya Films
- Release
- Worldwide on September 17 this year