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A star faces constant pressure, says Prithviraj


Having been acting for over a decade, Prithviraj says he can't call in sick whenever he feels like.


Actor Prithviraj, one of the leading stars of Malayalam cinema, believes the life of a star is under constant pressure and scrutiny. He says a star’s life is not as easy-going as the general perception goes.

“I do agree when a star asks for a cup of coffee or lunch of his choice, it will be brought to him. But, there’s constant pressure — not the kind to succeed — but when you’re a busy actor you don’t have a day off,” Prithviraj told IANS.

Having been acting for over a decade, he says he can’t call in sick whenever he feels like.
“Even when I’m on a vacation, I want to shut out thoughts about cinema but I can’t. When you’re the lead actor, you share so much responsibility of the project, so you can’t wake up one day and decide you won’t work today,” he said.

“If you’re working in an IT company, you can call in sick. There’s no sick leave in cinema,” he added. Awaiting the release of Malayalam horror-drama “Ezra”, Prithviraj is currently shooting for “Tiyaan”.
Malayalam actor Prithviraj recently shared the first poster of his forthcoming film Vimaanam on social media. The poster features Prithviraj in a garage admiring a part of an aircraft lying on his hand. In the film, he plays the role of a man who quit studies to build his own aircraft that he can fly.

Earlier, the film had made headlines for the wrong reasons over the allegations that the story of Vimanam is similar to that of another upcoming film Abi, directed by Pradeep Nair with Vineeth Srinivasan in the lead role. However, the makers of the Prithviraj-starrer have denied allegations and have said that they will go ahead with the shooting as scheduled. The film will go on the floors on January 20.

 

Mohanlal talks about Lucifer and Prithviraj directing him

One of the most anticipated projects of Mohanlal in 2017 is Lucifer, which will mark Prithviraj's directorial debut. The movie scripted by Murali Gopy is touted to be an all-out entertainer and we recently caught up with the superstar to know more.
"We have been planning the film," says Mohanlal. "Right now only the title is fixed. Murali and Prithviraj are both sensible. From our conversations about movies, I have gathered they are well-versed with cinema and the expectations of the industry. I liked the concept of Lucifer. Now, they will have to develop the script; we will have to sit for discussions because when so many people are involved, we can't just make an ordinary film. The content has to be good and that's what the focus is right now."

The actor's next release is Munthirivallikal Thalirkumbol. He also has a schedule of Major Ravi's 1971: Beyond Borders and will start shooting B Unnikrishnan's next soon.

 

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Prithviraj was always interested to direction: Mohanlal

Mohanlal and Prithviraj are set to team up in a highly-anticipated project titled Lucifer, which is scripted by Murali Gopy. We recently caught up with Mohanlal to ask him if he has had any directorial ambitions like Prithviraj who will be making his debut as a filmmaker with the movie.

"It's a different field altogether. I can chumma direct but that won't do justice to a movie," says Mohanlal. "If you look at an actor like Prithviraj, he's someone who was interested in direction from the start. He watches and studies movies for that purpose. For that, I have to find time. I have to stop acting and write a script; but all of that is a huge task."

The actor says that he was never keen to take up direction and acting has always been the focus. "If I get a good story, a good cameraman and associate director, I can direct but that's not doing justice to the art. And I haven't thought about direction at all," he says.