Actress Ismath Banu Interview | “என் படங்கள பார்த்தாலே அம்மா தேம்பி தேம்பி அழுவாங்க” | Filmibeat
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00:00It would be so much fun, eating something, commenting something, etc.
00:07Everything is a memory, but there are some things that I can't say.
00:10If I do, I'll lose my dignity.
00:12You've done so much comedy.
00:21Now, we have to talk about the film.
00:23I think it would be good if we go into a small segment.
00:26I know that you're a Vijay fan.
00:29So, I'm going to ask you this or that.
00:33Don't ask me how many films I've done.
00:42Let's start with Vetrimaran sir.
00:45Vetrimaran sir's quality?
00:47He's like a foreigner.
00:51When we see him off set, he's very friendly.
00:56But when we see him on set, he's a transformation.
00:59He's a hero on one side and a villain on the other.
01:06What makes you proud of me?
01:09My status.
01:11When I see how I started and how I'm doing now,
01:17I'm being proud of myself.
01:20I'm proud of myself.
01:27Today, we have actress Ismath Bhanu with us.
01:30Her film Raghutatha has been released.
01:33She's played an important role in that film.
01:36Let's talk about a lot of things.
01:38Hello, how are you?
01:40I'm good.
01:42First of all, congratulations for Raghutatha.
01:44I really liked it.
01:47Tell us about Raghutatha.
01:49How did you get the opportunity?
01:55Raghutatha is my favorite film and team.
01:59In all the films I've worked on,
02:02without any nervousness,
02:05we can express our opinions.
02:08We need a space for that.
02:10I got that space from Raghutatha.
02:13It's a family vibe.
02:16Everyone has done a lot of projects.
02:21I'm very happy to have worked with all the stars.
02:25It's a lot of fun.
02:27I've only seen a little in the film.
02:30But it's a lot of fun backstage.
02:33It's like going to a shooting spot.
02:37It's a lot of fun.
02:40You posted on Instagram that you, Keerthi and Devadarshani are at the shooting spot.
02:47Is there a story behind that?
02:51Actually, when there's no shot,
02:54the three of us sit and chat.
02:57When we were chatting,
02:59the director would have seen what we were doing.
03:02When we took a selfie, he would have seen it.
03:04That's the picture.
03:06There was a wedding vibe in the house.
03:09It was a climax scene.
03:11It was a lot of fun.
03:13We would eat something,
03:15comment on something...
03:17It's all memories.
03:19But I can't say certain things here.
03:21If I do, I'll lose face.
03:23So, you've done a lot of things.
03:25We would comment a lot.
03:27Even if there was a gap,
03:29someone would vote for us.
03:31We would perform here.
03:33Everyone would have a live mic.
03:36We would forget that there was a live mic.
03:39We would forget and talk.
03:41Like, what's going on here?
03:43What have you talked about so far?
03:45Like, a light incident.
03:48A lot.
03:50I used to get hungry often.
03:53Food, food, food.
03:55Life is all about food.
03:57Devadarshani ma'am.
03:59Her character is called Mami.
04:02We would say,
04:04Mami, I'm very hungry.
04:06They would laugh at us.
04:08They would say,
04:10life is all about food.
04:12They would scold us.
04:14We would do something like that.
04:16It's good not to say certain things.
04:18You've done a lot.
04:20Keerthi ma'am is also a very naughty person.
04:24How did you work with her?
04:26What did she say?
04:28She was...
04:30How do I say this?
04:32Nowadays,
04:34press, media, camera...
04:36Even if she was there,
04:38we would have seen her in some places.
04:40We would think,
04:42how can she be so simple?
04:44How can she talk and get along with others?
04:46I was scared.
04:48I was like,
04:50I'm working with such a big artist.
04:52There are comments.
04:54What do I do?
04:56We were scared.
04:58But,
05:00she was totally opposite.
05:02She would come to the spot,
05:04say hi,
05:06hug me.
05:08That's how it started on the first day.
05:10She would have seen
05:12films like Asuran.
05:14She would have seen
05:16small reels.
05:18She would say,
05:20I really like that character.
05:22She would look at my profile.
05:24She would say,
05:26I saw your dress.
05:28This dress and that look different.
05:30Suddenly,
05:32she would lie on my lap and sleep.
05:34Such simplicity,
05:36and attitude.
05:38She's very sweet.
05:42Your previous film,
05:44JBB,
05:46is completely different.
05:48It's an emotional characterisation.
05:50This is full of fun.
05:52This is a transformation.
05:54What was the difference
05:56between the two?
05:58In the last climax scene,
06:00I would have fought with JBB.
06:04I would have fought with Maran.
06:06After that, it would have been a transformation.
06:12The films I've done,
06:14Asuran, Veppam Kulur Malai,
06:16Label, JBB...
06:18I would say,
06:20this girl is very quiet.
06:24But, my original character
06:26is that of Raghu Thatha.
06:28So, it was easier for you?
06:30Yes, I was myself.
06:32It was my character.
06:34If I like someone,
06:36I wouldn't think about
06:38how big or small I should be.
06:40If I like someone,
06:42I would say it out loud.
06:44I wouldn't keep it to myself.
06:46Just like Raghu Thatha.
06:48I would say it out loud.
06:50Just like my mother.
06:52It was easier for me
06:54to perform and
06:56mingle with the character.
07:00The director of this film is Suman.
07:02He has written many stories
07:04like Farsi and Family Man.
07:06But, this is his first film as a director.
07:08How does he get what he wants?
07:14First of all,
07:16he doesn't tell me
07:18what I should do to make it good.
07:20He tells me what he gets from me.
07:22He checks if there's masala in my head.
07:26If it's good, he'll take it.
07:28If it's not good,
07:30he'll correct me.
07:32I should have given him
07:34the opportunity
07:36to work with a person like him.
07:40You mentioned Farsi,
07:42Guns N' Go Lab, Family Man...
07:44Let's look at it that way.
07:46But, if you want to get to know him,
07:48you can't have such a down-to-earth person
07:50like him.
07:52He's very humble, very sweet,
07:54and very naughty.
07:56He's that kind of a director.
08:00Let's talk about the film.
08:02I think it'll be good
08:04if we go into a small segment.
08:06I know you're a Vijay fan.
08:08I'm going to ask you this or that.
08:10Don't ask me how many films I've done.
08:16I'll give you some movie options.
08:18Tell me which one is your favorite.
08:20Coimbatore Maapilai or Love Today?
08:22Love Today.
08:24Love Today or Nerukku Neru?
08:26Love Today.
08:28Love Today or Kaadhal Koo Mariyathai?
08:30Kaadhal Koo Mariyathai.
08:32Kaadhal Koo Mariyathai or Poovai Unakkaaga?
08:34Poovai Unakkaaga.
08:36Gilli or Thuppakki?
08:38Gilli.
08:40Gilli or Katti?
08:42Gilli.
08:44Do you like Gilli that much?
08:46What are your favorite films of Vijay sir?
08:50What inspired you to do this?
08:58His fun.
09:00His charming fun.
09:02We have Evergreen Vijay sir.
09:04I miss that now.
09:06I don't know about others.
09:08It's great.
09:10Whether it's a friend's film or Gilli.
09:12I miss his naughtiness.
09:14I like that.
09:16He's very light.
09:18It's funny.
09:26Have you spoken to him about his body language?
09:30I haven't.
09:34I saw you in an interview.
09:36You said you wanted to act as his younger sister.
09:40You said you liked it.
09:42I'll tell you some of his films.
09:44Which film would have been good if you had acted as his younger sister?
09:48No option.
09:50This film.
09:52Thirupatchi.
09:58Why Thirupatchi?
10:00There are many films.
10:02Which is your favorite?
10:04I like his character in Thirupatchi.
10:10There are mixed emotions in that film.
10:12They play together.
10:14There's a fight.
10:16There's brother and sister's caring.
10:18I like that character.
10:22Coming back to your movies.
10:24JBB.
10:26I liked it a lot.
10:28The characterization is emotional.
10:30Even if there's a fight, there's love in it.
10:34Tell me about that.
10:40I wanted to be a pig in JBB.
10:42I tried hard.
10:44It was during the lockdown.
10:48I was very depressed.
10:50I didn't go on stage.
10:52I took out my phone.
10:54I was in a WhatsApp group.
10:56There were posters on Instagram.
10:58Female lead wanted.
11:0020 to 23.
11:02I kept sending photos to all of them.
11:08I got a random message.
11:10It was from Suresh Mari sir's office.
11:12I was shocked.
11:14I thought he'd reply to my messages.
11:16I thought it was working.
11:20When I met him in person...
11:22He said he was looking for a mature actress.
11:24That I was too young.
11:26It was very difficult for me.
11:28I said okay and came.
11:30They took videos and clippings of my performance.
11:32They called me again.
11:36I went to his office 2-3 times.
11:40The workshop was over.
11:4210 days before the movie started...
11:44He called me and asked me to get well.
11:5010 days before the shoot?
11:52Around 10-15 days.
11:56Three pictures were shot.
11:58I was in one of them.
12:00Ranjith sir asked me to do it.
12:02I heard about it.
12:04I was very happy at that moment.
12:06I wondered if all three of us would have believed him.
12:10I ate the old rice, burger, pizza...
12:12I ate everything.
12:14I thought I'd be mature if I had eyes.
12:18When I went to work there...
12:20I'm very blessed in cinema.
12:26They pamper me a lot.
12:30All the directors I've worked with...
12:32are very respectful.
12:34Arun Raja Kamaraj sir...
12:36Vetri Maran sir...
12:38Suresh Mari sir...
12:40Bommai Naigi...
12:42Shanth Kumar sir...
12:44Sumanth sir...
12:46Veppam Kulurumalai...
12:48Pascal Vedamuthu sir...
12:52I'm very blessed with all of them.
12:56What do you think of the quality of the directors you've worked with?
13:04Let's start with Vetri Maran sir.
13:06The quality?
13:08When it comes to work...
13:10he's like a foreigner.
13:12When we see him off set...
13:14he speaks very well.
13:16He's very friendly.
13:18On set, he's a transformation.
13:20On one side, he's a hero.
13:22On the other, he's a villain.
13:24Suresh Mari sir...
13:26he has a fatherly feel.
13:28He's very quiet.
13:30He doesn't get angry at all.
13:32I've never seen him get angry.
13:34Maybe the assistant director scolded him.
13:36I've never seen him get angry.
13:38He doesn't say a word.
13:42Shanth Kumar sir...
13:46he's like a friend to me.
13:48We can ask him anything.
13:50We can ask him anything.
13:52If he's good, he's good.
13:54If he's not good, he's not good.
13:56He's very motivational.
14:00Arun Raja Kamaraj sir...
14:02he's the same.
14:04He's quiet.
14:06He perfectly analyzes how to get work from us.
14:10He gets whatever he wants.
14:14Jayababy director...
14:16I said Jayababy director.
14:18What would you say to Suman sir?
14:22I've seen everything about Suman sir.
14:26He's my favorite director.
14:28He has all the qualities.
14:34When we see a director, we get scared.
14:36When we stand up, he's like...
14:38What is this?
14:44We can talk openly to him about anything.
14:48He's not afraid to be the captain of the ship.
14:52We can talk to him freely about anything.
14:56Even if we ask him if we can do something, he'll say yes.
14:58There's nothing wrong with it.
15:04When you work with a character, do you have any doubts?
15:08Who would you ask if you had a lot of doubts?
15:12Arun Raja Kamaraj sir.
15:14When it comes to lengthy scenes...
15:16he'll look at every meter.
15:24Some artists get scared.
15:26We have doubts.
15:28We're going to perform, right?
15:30If we have these doubts, it'll be helpful for us.
15:34He'll say, sir, how do I talk about this?
15:36That's when I'll finish talking.
15:38After 10 minutes, I'll go again.
15:40Do I have to talk like this or like that?
15:42But he won't say anything.
15:44He won't say anything.
15:46He'll teach you patiently.
15:48Even in the label, there's an important scene.
15:50When you ask Master Mahendran's mother,
15:52she'll say, I'll correct you.
15:56In Tamil cinema, we've seen it in a usual template.
15:58There are roles where the heroine corrects the hero.
16:02But that role is completely different.
16:04How did you work with that characterization?
16:10When I first saw the character...
16:12I was like, we're not such quiet girls.
16:16We have to play the character.
16:22The final scene is a very connected scene.
16:28I'm a single mother.
16:30My mother raised me alone.
16:32I felt the pain of the character.
16:36It was easy for me to play that scene.
16:38It was a very emotional scene.
16:42When we talk about our experiences,
16:44there's a separate heaven.
16:46When you connect with the character...
16:52When it comes to Asuran,
16:54I've seen it in many people's stories.
17:02The scene where you see the girl...
17:04How did you work with that?
17:06You've said that Vetrimaran sir is your guru.
17:12I think I've been going around in my life.
17:16Even when I was doing small characters,
17:18I believed in myself.
17:20I thought I could give it to the girl.
17:26I didn't expect the scene to become a trend.
17:30Some people don't recognize me.
17:32They don't like me.
17:34When they ask me what I've done,
17:36I tell them that I like the character.
17:40It was a lot of fun for me.
17:42I forgot what the question was.
17:44You said Vetrimaran sir is your guru.
17:48That's what I'm saying.
17:50He believed in me.
17:52I talked so much.
17:54I forgot what the question was.
17:56Can you tell us about your interactions with him?
18:04I was on my way home from Vadapalani.
18:08I got a call from Vetrimaran sir's office.
18:10He wanted to meet me immediately.
18:12I thought someone was pranking me.
18:18I asked him who he was and why he was calling me.
18:20I told him I didn't know him.
18:22He called me again.
18:24I didn't know where to meet him.
18:28He was a judge at Nalaiyukkunar set.
18:30I had to meet him there.
18:32I was waiting for him after lunch.
18:36He was sitting inside the caravan.
18:38I wanted to talk to him.
18:40I was wearing such big heels.
18:44He asked me to get down from the stool.
18:46I was shocked.
18:50That's how it was.
18:52He asked me what I was studying.
18:56I said I was studying journalism.
19:00He asked me if I read books.
19:02I said yes.
19:06He asked me what films I had made.
19:08I said I had made small films like
19:10Ayokiya, Mahamuni, Seer, Seva Pumanjal Pachai.
19:16I said I was making small roles.
19:18He asked me if I had made bigger roles.
19:20I said no.
19:22He asked me if I had made more films.
19:24He asked me if I could get a call sheet.
19:26I was shocked.
19:28He asked me how many people were waiting for me.
19:32That's how I made the film.
19:36It's been 6-7 years since you joined the industry.
19:38Going back to the initial stages of your career...
19:42Do you have any advice for Anandismath?
19:44Or do you want to change?
19:48I don't want to change.
19:50Those experiences have brought me here.
19:54If I wanted to change, I wouldn't have come here.
20:00Do you have any advice for those who haven't done it?
20:06If you haven't done it...
20:08It's not a big deal.
20:12We have the desire to act.
20:14Even if I get a small role, I want to do it.
20:20A lot of people asked me to do a short film.
20:26I did a short film called First Train.
20:28I really liked that.
20:30But I didn't want to name it.
20:34It was an experience for me.
20:36I didn't have the space to think about why I should do it.
20:38I didn't have the space.
20:40If you had to tell me 3 things that this journey taught you...
20:46First of all, I don't have patience.
20:52I learned patience after I came to cinema.
20:54I had to wait.
20:56I had to wait because of the lockdown.
21:02A lot of people ask me...
21:04I've been in cinema for so many years.
21:08I don't know.
21:10I won't say it's wrong.
21:12I've been in cinema for so many years.
21:14I'm still doing small roles.
21:16When are you going to do a big role?
21:18If I do it, I'll become a big shot.
21:20I'm like an ostrich.
21:26Patience helped me a lot.
21:28If I hadn't come to cinema...
21:30I don't know if I would have had so many relatives.
21:32I don't know if I would have gotten all this.
21:34I feel this cinema as a recognition of my name.
21:40You played a lead role in a film called Veppam Kulur Malai.
21:44It was a film that was a gift for them.
21:50Vetrimaran sir released the poster.
21:52Tell me about that.
21:54It was a very happy moment in my life.
21:58I never met him after I did Asuran.
22:00I met him after I did Destiny.
22:08I was very happy when Veppam Kulur Malai's poster was released.
22:10At the same time, JYB's audio was launched.
22:14It was a double demerit offer.
22:22People didn't celebrate the film when it was released.
22:24It was a small budget film.
22:30Some people wanted to see it in theatres.
22:36I got organic support after OTT.
22:40A lot of people appreciated it.
22:44Even now when I see it on Instagram...
22:46I can't get out of the character.
22:50You've done it like a girl from my village.
22:52I have to face a lot of things.
22:54I can't tell anyone about it.
22:56But when I see it as a film...
22:58I can connect with it.
23:02You mentioned about the label.
23:06I was able to relate to the character.
23:10How did you get your mother's support?
23:14When I came into cinema...
23:18Even after a long time...
23:20Parents have a small thought.
23:22How big was their support?
23:24I wouldn't be here if it wasn't for them.
23:3012-13 years back...
23:32They took a decision.
23:34They did a lot of hard work.
23:36When I was in school, they suffered a lot.
23:38My mother did all the housework.
23:42Without our knowledge...
23:44She did a few things and saved us.
23:46Today, when I watch her films...
23:50She always cries.
23:52When she sees me on screen...
23:54She cries first.
23:56I'm working hard for my mother.
24:00I'm trying to give her an identity.
24:06Did your mother like any of your characters?
24:08What did she like about you?
24:14Everything.
24:16She saw Raghu Thatha only yesterday.
24:20For the climax scene...
24:22The audience clapped a lot.
24:26My mother cried a lot after seeing that.
24:28She's very happy.
24:30She likes all the characters.
24:32She cried when she saw Vepamkulur Malai.
24:34She was very happy when she saw Raghu Thatha.
24:40When she saw Asuran...
24:42She went to see it alone.
24:44She said, this girl could have been a heroine.
24:48I'm just saying what she said.
24:52My mother was very happy.
24:54She said, it's okay.
24:58We're going back to another segment.
25:00I'll tell you about five movies.
25:02You have to rank them.
25:08Michael Madanakamarajan.
25:12How many places will you rank?
25:18Four.
25:20Panchatantram.
25:22Three.
25:24Vasul Raja M.A.B.S.
25:28What if you say two good movies?
25:30That's why I don't say all the movies.
25:36Vasul Raja M.A.B.S.
25:38I really like it.
25:40Pammal K. Sambandham.
25:42Five.
25:44The fifth one is...
25:4623rd Pulikeshi.
25:50I can't say it.
25:54Pammal K. Sambandham.
25:56It's not like that.
25:58That's a great movie.
26:02I said comedy movies because Raghu Thatha came as a packed entertainer.
26:08You took it as a spot.
26:12But you wanted to change Pammal K. Sambandham.
26:14I can't change it.
26:16We're done with this segment.
26:18In your film career...
26:20What makes you proud?
26:26My stages.
26:28How I started in the beginning...
26:30and how I'm doing now...
26:34I'm being proud of myself.
26:38You've worked with Urvasi Ma'am in Jeyam Baby.
26:42She's acted in about 700 films.
26:44How was your experience with her?
26:46She's fun on and off camera.
26:50How was she?
26:52Do you have any shooting spot memories?
26:54One day...
26:58Dinesh sir would hit his mother.
27:00He'd get angry and come.
27:02He'd say, I'm hungry.
27:04That's when we'd have lunch.
27:06That's the scene.
27:08That take would go on.
27:10They'd start after lunch.
27:12They'd feed me lunch.
27:18They'd ask for a few more takes.
27:20I'd tell them to eat.
27:22They'd feed me.
27:24I'd have lunch with them.
27:26It was very special.
27:28With Urvasi Ma'am.
27:30She's fun on and off camera.
27:36She makes everything fun.
27:38She changes instantly.
27:40She'd be playful and playful.
27:42She'd change instantly.
27:46That's a very shy thing to do.
27:52You've shared a lot about Raghuthatha.
27:54You've shared a lot about her film career.
27:58You've had a lot of fun.
28:00I wish you all the best for your future.