My role in ‘Bhramam’ is one of the most exciting that I have done : Mamta Mohandas

The actor will be seen in the Malayalam remake of ‘Andhadhun’ helmed by cinematographer Ravi K Chandran

Mamta Mohandas watched Andhadhun (2018) as part of homework for her role in its Malayalam remake Bhramam to study how Tabu approached the character of Simi. Mamta is reprising that character in the film directed by cinematographer Ravi K Chandran. “There is a significant age difference between the character and me, so how was I going to portray Simi? It wasn’t going to be easy, as I am far younger than Simi. I brought in cuteness and innocent ‘bubbliness’. When you see someone like that, you don’t expect her to do something as crazy as what she ends up doing in the film.”

This is the actor’s first OTT release, she confesses she is very excited — “to the point of going ‘yay!’ I can now get a photograph of myself with Amazon Prime (logo)” she jokes. She has been busy the past year, working on six films one of which was Bhramam. Her co-stars in the film, which streams on Amazon Prime on October 7, are Prithviraj Sukumaran, Sankar Panicker and Raashi Khanna.

Tabu’s Simi is a layered character in the original, and so is Bhramam’s Gia Mamta says. Unlike any other character she has essayed, she enjoyed the character’s complexity counting it among the best she has done. This is her first time in a remake (of an Indian language film), an experience she enjoyed. “The character travels through so many layers...I hope I have been able to bring new things into it. The character of Simi is very different, especially the way it has been written. She is complex, we don’t get to meet such characters in real life. It is all in the writing!”