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00:00Do you enjoy trolling?
00:02Oh yes, definitely.
00:03I was crying.
00:04Don't laugh.
00:05I was crying for a while.
00:07Didn't Joannes tell you?
00:09Don't act like you don't know anything.
00:11I don't know much about time machines.
00:15We know that.
00:18I didn't know that time machine would come here and there.
00:20I didn't have a complete understanding of it.
00:23I still don't know.
00:25What do we do if we get a time machine?
00:28I used to think that time machines were expensive.
00:31I used to think about that.
00:34Or else I would have thought about it.
00:36That's how it is for some people.
00:39I went to Cobra for a couple of days before marriage.
00:43I was there after marriage.
00:45I was there when Kochi was 5 months pregnant.
00:48I was there when Kochi was 5 months pregnant.
00:50I was there when Kochi was 5 months pregnant.
00:51I was there when Kochi was 5 months pregnant.
00:52I have been playing the same role for 5 years.
00:58I have faced questions like,
01:00Are you going to act in a movie?
01:02Are you going to make a movie?
01:04Are you going to act in a movie?
01:07Some people thought that I had settled down with Kochi.
01:11It was shocking.
01:13I felt bad to show that I was there.
01:17I was so happy.
01:19To make it happen.
01:23Hi, hello viewers.
01:24Welcome to our show Untold with Arjun.
01:26Today we have some untold stories with us.
01:28Jay Mahendran's web series is streaming soon.
01:31We have Mia, Srikanth and Amit.
01:35Welcome all three of you.
01:37First of all, it is difficult to tap into the genre.
01:39This series is made up of relatable events.
01:46Where does the genre idea come from?
01:48We think of the story first.
01:51Rahul Rajeen Nair is the writer of this series.
01:55He is the showrunner and has acted in it.
01:57There was a personal incident in his life.
02:03He had the idea to narrate that incident.
02:07We discussed about it.
02:10We got the idea of Thaluk office.
02:17A few people from the direction team
02:20spoke to the Thaluk office and the revenue officers.
02:24Many stories are happening there.
02:27Thaluk office is a 24-hour government institution like a police station.
02:34Many of us don't know that.
02:36A person should be there 24 hours.
02:38It is open.
02:40Thaluk office is a place where many people come and go.
02:49Why not narrate a story in that?
02:51A government official needs a basic story idea.
02:56So, we thought of narrating it here.
02:58The genre was happening.
03:00We know that we cannot narrate a story as a thriller.
03:05We know that it is a feel-good, satirical, political genre.
03:10There are some drama elements.
03:12That is how the genre comes.
03:14We don't know whether to tap or fix the genre.
03:16We know that this is the story.
03:18Was it your first attempt?
03:20Yes, it was my first attempt.
03:22At first, we thought of it as a film.
03:24We had thought of other actors.
03:26We spoke to Sony Live.
03:28They were very excited about the story.
03:32They liked the environment in which the story takes place.
03:37In the form of a web series,
03:39we could bring the characters back to life.
03:42We could show their growth.
03:44We could show the arc of life.
03:46The team felt that it was a good environment.
03:50So, we had to tap into that.
03:53It was not our effort.
03:55Do you have a web series period?
03:59I am someone who watches series.
04:02I watch any language that I feel is good.
04:08It was my first series.
04:11A digital debut.
04:13Yes.
04:15When I got the call,
04:17everything was fixed.
04:21I was shooting for Sony Live.
04:24Saishi Chetan, Suhasini Mamma,
04:26the team was running.
04:29I felt it was an attraction.
04:31After reading the story and the scenes,
04:35I liked my character.
04:38I felt I could reach a new audience through OTT.
04:47That's how I got into OTT.
04:49You mentioned OTT.
04:51Didn't you say that?
04:53Don't act without OTT.
04:56Your character is very interesting.
04:59Yes.
05:01It's a relatable character.
05:04When I go to a government office,
05:08there will be strict instructions.
05:11Go and do it.
05:14At the end of the day,
05:16what will happen?
05:18Yes.
05:20What was the excitement when you told the character?
05:23When I told the character,
05:25I had a small screen space.
05:29But when I called Srikanth,
05:31he said,
05:33this is a terrain fixie.
05:35You can come forward if you want.
05:37You can do it with that thought.
05:41Since it's a series,
05:43we told many artists,
05:45this season,
05:47your screen space will be very small.
05:49You'll feel it when we tell you.
05:52But since it's a series,
05:54and there's a chance for a further season,
05:56we can use this character.
05:58That's why we look at it as a good artist.
06:00That's what we told him.
06:02Now it's a small thing.
06:04Maybe we can use this character again.
06:06We thought it's a fun character.
06:08People will like it when it comes back.
06:10So we asked him if he wanted to do it.
06:12Has it happened in real life?
06:14No.
06:16Not in real life.
06:19In offices,
06:21when my father passed away,
06:23Srikanth told me,
06:25the certificate,
06:27I went through a lot.
06:29Suhasini mam's character,
06:31we wanted to be relatable.
06:33We wanted a character like that.
06:35That was our initial thought.
06:37Mam's character,
06:39we wanted an artist like that.
06:41That's it.
06:43In the flow of the story,
06:45Srikanth's character, Mahendran,
06:47is an antagonist.
06:49It's not antagonistic.
06:51There's an ideological difference.
06:53Mahendran,
06:55to make things happen,
06:57to move the file,
06:59we can do small things here and there.
07:01That's the ideology.
07:03Suhasini mam's character,
07:05is very strict.
07:07It's written in the paper.
07:09We can only follow it.
07:11Since the character is like that,
07:13we wanted a strong woman image.
07:15We wanted an artist with an image.
07:17We felt that an artist with a poor image
07:19was not possible.
07:21When we did the list down,
07:23we felt Suhasini mam was the best.
07:25I was directing for the first time.
07:27Even if it was Rahulettan,
07:29he had a state award and a national award.
07:31Even then, he was like,
07:33Suhasini mam, if we call you,
07:35you won't come.
07:37But there was a brand called Sony Live.
07:39We had a little confidence.
07:41We'll tell you who we went to.
07:43Since it was the first web series in Malayalam,
07:45we contacted them.
07:47We called them.
07:49They said, we'll come to Chennai.
07:51We said, no need.
07:53We just need a Zoom call.
07:55We narrated the story for 20-30 minutes.
07:57After narrating,
07:59Suhasini mam said,
08:01it's been a while since we've seen
08:03a grounded and realistic
08:05character like this.
08:07It's been a while since we've seen
08:09a character like this in Malayalam.
08:11We just had to manage
08:13Suhasini mam's dates.
08:15There was a need for an artist
08:17like Suhasini mam in the story.
08:19That's how important
08:21the character is in the story.
08:23When you hear stories like this,
08:25when you hear stories from the internet,
08:27what did you feel
08:29when you heard about
08:31Time Machine and Sci-Fi?
08:33What did you feel when you heard
08:35these stories?
08:37Actually,
08:39at first,
08:41they sent me a synopsis.
08:43I didn't understand
08:45how it was going to work.
08:47The movie they asked for was
08:49Internator 4.
08:51It was my second movie.
08:53They sent it to me.
08:55I didn't know how it was going to work.
08:57When they told me about Time Machine,
08:59I didn't find it difficult.
09:01We know that.
09:05I didn't know how it was going to work.
09:07I didn't know how it was going to work.
09:09I didn't get any clarity.
09:11I didn't get any clarity.
09:13He called me
09:15and narrated it to me.
09:17I took a book and a pen
09:19and noted down everything he said.
09:21I only understood
09:23a quarter of it
09:25before doing the movie.
09:27Because,
09:29it's a science fiction thing.
09:31If you say that Time Machine will come here,
09:33it will come there.
09:35I didn't have the awareness
09:37to fully understand it.
09:39I still don't have that.
09:41I need to think about the movie.
09:45I didn't fully understand it.
09:47I am doing the movie,
09:49Internator 4.
09:51Even when we act,
09:53there are many things.
09:55There are things like Green Mat
09:57and Time Machine.
09:59There is a gap.
10:01Me, Hero and Vishnu Vishal.
10:03We will sit here.
10:05Things will come like this.
10:07We need to give a look till here.
10:09So,
10:11I didn't have the habit of acting
10:13when I saw the things I didn't have.
10:15So, I couldn't say
10:17if it was real or not.
10:19I only understood half of it.
10:21I doubted
10:23if it was real or not.
10:25I doubted
10:27if it was real or not.
10:29I doubted the CG
10:31but
10:33when it came, it was a hit.
10:35I felt that movie
10:37was a plus point.
10:39For people like me,
10:41it was a subject
10:43that could be understood.
10:45A, B, C.
10:47It was a movie
10:49that could be easily understood
10:51to all the audience.
10:53Even we think
10:55if we get a time machine,
10:57what will we do?
10:59In the past, gold was very expensive.
11:01We used to go there
11:03and buy a lot of gold.
11:05Or else,
11:07we used to ask
11:09if it was a suppose.
11:11I used to buy a lot of gold
11:13in the white junction.
11:15I used to buy a lot of gold
11:17in the white junction.
11:19I used to buy a lot of gold
11:21and do this and that.
11:23But, like everyone else,
11:25the movie also showed
11:27the practical difficulties
11:29to do that.
11:31So, it was a movie
11:33that could be related to everyone.
11:35I felt that
11:37it could be related
11:39to everyone.
11:41I have heard Srikanth's narration
11:43after many years.
11:45When I heard this,
11:47I felt it was a positive thing
11:49that could be related to everyone.
11:51I felt it was a positive thing
11:53that could be related to everyone.
11:55When I felt that
11:57it was about me,
11:59my friends,
12:01my house,
12:03I felt it was a positive thing.
12:05I felt it was a positive thing
12:07that could be related to everyone.
12:09Since it is not science fiction,
12:11it is easy to understand.
12:13Police station, court,
12:15village office,
12:17everyone has gone there.
12:19So, it is not difficult
12:21to understand the story.
12:23So, it is not difficult
12:25to understand the story.
12:27But, it is a big series.
12:29If we look at the cast,
12:31A to Z is a big cast.
12:33But, if we look at the cast,
12:35A to Z is a big cast.
12:37Is there any uncertainty
12:39when you go and talk to them?
12:41I am doing this for the first time.
12:43I am tensed
12:45whether I am sufficient
12:47and whether they will judge me.
12:49There are many actors
12:51like Jio Baby Chetan,
12:53Johnny Antony,
12:55Vishnu Govind,
12:57Siddha Shiva.
12:59Is there anyone else?
13:01There is Davilettan.
13:03He is a showrunner.
13:05There are many actors
13:07who are directors.
13:09When we go and narrate with them,
13:11we want to bring them on board.
13:13We want to bring them on board.
13:15When we talk to them,
13:17we are afraid that they will judge us.
13:19We are afraid that they will judge us.
13:21But, I have never had any such problem.
13:23I shot my first film
13:25very comfortably.
13:29Amith, when you come to films,
13:31you have a big benchmark
13:33to live up to.
13:35When you decide
13:37what you want to do next,
13:39will you have any thoughts?
13:41Do we have to think about that?
13:43No.
13:45How can you relate to people?
13:47I have never compared myself
13:49to them.
13:51I want to do
13:53what I can do.
13:55As an actor,
13:57I have to figure out
13:59what I can do.
14:01What about Ben Jonson?
14:03Ben Jonson and Manichandra Kuttikaran.
14:05These days,
14:07there are a lot of news
14:09and posts.
14:11Are there any tags
14:13on Instagram?
14:15Yes, there are tags.
14:17Have you seen it?
14:19Yes, I have seen it.
14:21I saw it in the theatre.
14:23When I came to OTT,
14:25I saw it.
14:27We didn't see it in Jai Mahendran.
14:29We saw it when it was released.
14:31I even told my brother about it.
14:33I spoke to him when I saw it.
14:37You have worked
14:39in Kerala Crime Files.
14:41The benchmark for that is very high.
14:43When the web series started,
14:45it was a popular web series in India.
14:47A lot of people have seen it.
14:49When you think about
14:51a new web series,
14:53do you feel any pressure
14:55from the team?
14:57I was the assistant
14:59of Ahmad Kabir Ahmadika
15:01in Kerala Crime Files.
15:03I was the associate director.
15:05He was my teacher.
15:07I didn't think much about him.
15:09We worked in the same production house.
15:11As soon as the Kerala Crime Files shoot was over,
15:13we had the idea to
15:15talk to Sony Live.
15:17We didn't stay for long
15:19and went for the shoot.
15:21Kerala Crime Files was released
15:23after the shoot and post-production.
15:27It was a huge buzz.
15:31It was the first web series
15:33on a platform.
15:35I believe people will see
15:37a web series on Sony Live for the first time.
15:39When you choose a character,
15:41even if it's a lead role,
15:43it has a huge impact on the character.
15:45Do you have a thought
15:47about what you can do?
15:49Definitely.
15:51No matter which movie we choose,
15:53we do it
15:55thinking about
15:57a remarkable thing
15:59that reminds us of ourselves.
16:01Then,
16:03as you said,
16:05there is a thing called relevance.
16:07What I faced
16:09after marriage
16:11with my child
16:13was
16:15whether I would
16:17act or
16:19make a film.
16:21I faced such questions.
16:23Many people thought
16:25that I wouldn't make a film.
16:27Some people thought
16:29that I would settle down with my child.
16:31When I realized that,
16:33it was a shocking thing.
16:35I realized that
16:37I have to make an effort
16:39to show that I am here.
16:43I couldn't
16:45go and tell everyone
16:47that I am here
16:49to make a film.
16:51I had to show
16:53that I am here
16:55to act.
16:57That was my task.
16:59It wasn't there before.
17:01Before marriage,
17:03I used to do what I liked.
17:05But now,
17:07I had to show that I am here.
17:09It was like a task for me.
17:11I faced such pressure.
17:13After my child was born,
17:15I moved forward
17:17with my works.
17:19At that time,
17:21I had a project like Thalavan.
17:23Of course, it was an
17:25attractive project.
17:27Gistettan's film,
17:29Biju Menon's Asif Ali,
17:31and the role of
17:33Tharakkadillathu.
17:35It was a film
17:37where I could show
17:39myself.
17:41So,
17:43I am still
17:45doing that task.
17:47I am still remembering
17:49that I am here
17:51to showcase myself.
17:53That's how it is.
17:55Is Cobra a part of it?
17:57Cobra is a bit...
17:59Cobra is a comedy.
18:01Cobra's shooting
18:03is a comedy.
18:05Before marriage,
18:07I acted in Cobra
18:09for a couple of days.
18:11After marriage,
18:13I acted.
18:15I acted when my child was 5 months old.
18:17I acted when my child was 5 months old.
18:21It was a long shoot.
18:23It took a lot of time.
18:25Because of COVID,
18:27it was delayed.
18:29There were a lot of
18:31artists involved.
18:33There were a lot of restrictions
18:35like there should not be
18:37more than 50 people
18:39during COVID.
18:41It was delayed due to
18:43a lot of reasons.
18:45I too had a long process.
18:47I was single
18:49until my child was 5 months old.
18:51I had been doing the same role
18:53for 5 years.
18:55Cobra and Sonny Levin
18:57Oh, that's how it was
18:59Right, right
19:01Cobra, Thalavan and Jay Mahendran
19:03are all Sonny Levin
19:05So, Sonny Levin is certified
19:07Yes
19:09Jay Mahendran is known as a superhero
19:11movie
19:13Did anyone else think like that?
19:15No, no one thought like that
19:17I think only a few people thought like that
19:19Ok
19:21What about the poster?
19:23Just the title itself
19:25Jay
19:27Jay Hanuman
19:29The title itself was there
19:31When we
19:33started writing
19:35the idea was the same
19:37So, this
19:39Mahendran is the character
19:41in the movie
19:43So, he should stand like
19:45Jay
19:47He has political
19:49connections
19:51So, he should
19:53stand like that
19:55So, the web series
19:57Taran Thor has a liberty
19:59to have a character in the next season
20:01So, did you start working on the next season?
20:03We have already completed the script
20:05for the next season
20:07We have submitted it to Sonny Levin
20:09So, we have to go to his church
20:11after the release
20:13So, we have to go to his church
20:15So, we have to go to his church
20:17So, we have to go to his church
20:19We are planning to
20:21co-write the movie with Rahul
20:23We are planning to co-write the movie with Rahul
20:25I have not seen
20:27a character like this
20:29before
20:31Is this a tailor made movie?
20:33Many people
20:35have seen this movie
20:37and said it is a good movie
20:39I thought it was a bad movie
20:41I thought it was a bad movie
20:43The thing is
20:45the character is there throughout
20:47We were thinking of established actors
20:49We were thinking of established actors
20:51I was associated with logistics
20:53I was associated with logistics
20:55I was the chief associate director
20:57for many movies
20:59I am not creative
21:01I am more into time management
21:03I am more into time management
21:05So, I have this character throughout
21:07So, in case
21:09Suhasini ma'am,
21:11this character
21:13or an established actor
21:15if there is a date issue,
21:17my project will be affected
21:19I thought of this character
21:21I thought of this character
21:23with positive manipulative skills
21:25Rahulettan had all of these
21:27But this is just a try-not-to-be-a-director
21:29But this is just a try-not-to-be-a-director
21:31But this is just a try-not-to-be-a-director
21:33He is a writer
21:35When I directed it,
21:37I felt it's a good thing
21:39that I have a writer with me
21:41He plays the lead role
21:43When I was an assistant director, he called me names.
21:46He asked me to hold the camera.
21:48This is how I do it.
21:50How did you get the time to do it?
21:52I didn't do it in a big way.
21:54I did a lot of retakes.
21:56Stop it. I am going to sleep.
22:00There is a funny thing.
22:02There is a scene with Suhasini mam.
22:04There is a lengthy dialogue.
22:06It is like a monologue.
22:08Before shooting this,
22:10Sai chetan told me that
22:12he is calling me Muthu.
22:14I didn't sleep last night.
22:16I was studying from this.
22:18I have listened to Bell Raj and
22:20Chief Assistant.
22:22I will do well.
22:24I have done 21 takes in all these years.
22:26I will do well.
22:28This is how it goes.
22:30Chetan grew up in North India.
22:32Some technical words
22:34are difficult for him.
22:36You have seen the dubbing.
22:38It is a difficult monologue.
22:41When I went to the dubbing studio,
22:43he said, Chetan, hi.
22:45He was dubbing with tension.
22:47He can't even remember.
22:49It is a monologue.
22:51This is how it goes.
22:53Cut, cut, cut, cut.
22:55When it was 22, everyone clapped.
22:57The record was broken.
22:59It was the best career so far.
23:0127 takes were lost.
23:03In another interview,
23:05Abhimanyu Prasad said that
23:0727 takes were lost.
23:10He made everyone do the retakes.
23:12He made him do it.
23:14Actually, Mia is a one-take artist.
23:16I am not just saying that.
23:18I will tell you my experience.
23:20I have a lot of experience with Mia.
23:22It is in the mind, how?
23:242-3 takes were lost.
23:26Mia's shoot,
23:28after the first scene,
23:30I went and said,
23:32I didn't know she was such a good actor.
23:34I didn't know she was such a good actor
23:36when I casted her.
23:39I personally came and appreciated her.
23:41Her reaction was good.
23:43Did anyone else give a surprise reaction?
23:45After seeing the takes?
23:47I got appreciation.
23:49But, these three came back to back.
23:51Srikanth came first.
23:53Srikanth came first.
23:55Rahul came after him.
23:59Prashanth came after him.
24:01When these three came back to back,
24:03I was like,
24:05what happened today?
24:08Everyone liked it.
24:10What happened?
24:12It is like a cast.
24:14It is a big cast.
24:16It is a big crew.
24:18Since it is done for a big platform,
24:20all the crew should be established.
24:22It is a must for them.
24:24It is a must for the platform.
24:26A cinematographer,
24:28Prashanth Ravindran,
24:30our production designer, Pradab,
24:32has been doing big films
24:34in the industry for many years.
24:37In post production,
24:39our music director,
24:41Siddhartha Pradeep,
24:43editor, Kristy,
24:45have been doing films
24:47in the industry for many years.
24:51Are the trolls enjoying it?
24:53Yes, definitely.
24:55They were crying.
25:01What is the general feedback?
25:03Generally, people are saying
25:05good things about it.
25:07People who don't like it
25:09are also talking about it.
25:11They are talking about
25:13the reasons behind it.
25:15That is the troll.
25:17It is a good thing.
25:19A lot of people started
25:21talking about it.
25:23I am very happy about it.
25:25As I said earlier,
25:27people can like it or not.
25:29Everyone has the freedom to comment.
25:31People who don't like it
25:33can talk about it.
25:35I hope it will be a hit.
25:37I pray for it.
25:39I pray for it more than him.
25:41Don't take it away.
25:43It will take a minute.
25:49Jay Mahendran is streaming
25:51on October 11th.
25:53I wish you all the best.
25:55I hope you get back
25:57the history of Malayalam films
25:59like the previous series.