Nivin Pauly discusses ‘Kanakam Kaamini Kalaham’ and the process behind getting into ‘Moothon’ and ‘Thuramukham’
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Nivin Pauly on why comedy is his comfort zone and how filmmakers Geetu Mohandas and Rajeev Ravi have shaped him as an actor
After nearly two years, Nivin Pauly, the hero-next-door, returns as Pavithran in the romedy Kanakam Kaamini Kalaham (KKK). His last film was Geetu Mohandas’ gritty Moothon that had Nivin in a never-before-seen character of a ruthless and cynical Akbar.
Completely moving away from the dark zone, Nivin plays a husband in KKK, Disney+Hotstar’s first Malayalam film on its platform, which releases tomorrow. “It is a story about a couple, their ego issues and their life together. The film is a slice of life that any of us will relate to. It is about how they find solutions to their problems. I thought people will enjoy laughter and humour even as we battle the pandemic,” says Nivin Pauly.
Directed by Ratheesh Balakrishnan Poduval of Android Kunjappan Version 5.25 fame, and produced by Nivin under his banner of Pauly Jr. Pictures, the cast includes Vinay Forrt, Sudheesh, Joy Mathew and Jaffar Idukki among others. “When I heard the story, I knew it would be a break from the doom and gloom we have been hearing of — about illness, despair, crime and tragedies. I decided to produce the film as well.”
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