As I enjoy making knick knacks out of wood, I visit my friend's workshop to craft them.
There is no point in performing in a film with a weak subject.
I am not ready to test the viewers' patience by playing one role far too many times.
It is not an easy job to make people laugh always.
Vellimoonga' works at the box office because there is an inherent honesty to the film. Nothing about the movie has been exaggerated; it's a comedy that is clean and maintains a certain standard that harks back to Malayalam cinema's past.
It was Benny P Nayarambalam who first cast me in a character which made people laugh, in 'Marykkundoru Kunjadu.' Then 'Seniors' happened, followed by 'Ordinary' and 'Romans.' They were all commercially successful films and so I kept getting such roles.
Lalitham Sundaram' is a simple family movie that has a positive feel.
When audience expect only humorous roles from me, my roles will become cliche and predictable.
After watching movies like Sajeev Pazhoor's 'Thondimuthalum Driksakshiyum' and G Prajith's 'Oru Vadakkan Selfie,' I had wished to be part of such films.
The best thing about doing a realistic film is that you have the freedom to deliver your lines as natural as possible without sticking to the script.
I rarely get to be part of realistic films.
People tell me, 'It's not on par with Vellimoonga,' after watching my movies.
I have deliberately tried to do a variety of roles during my career so that people aren't bored of me. I also believe I have never prompted my directors or my audience to say that I have let them down with my performance. Maybe that's what has worked for me.
I do enjoy leading a simple, uncomplicated life.
I come from a middle class family and I am not overambitious.
I like serious films and earlier used to do only such films.
I don't want the burden of the success or failure of a film entirely on my shoulders.
You will have to take up responsibility in multiple areas as a lead actor. Let's say, I don't have that capacity.
At one stage of my film career, between 2007 and 2010, I had taken up many projects where I played the role of a police officer. Later, I deliberately took a decision to not do any police roles. Since then I've been growing my hair and beard so that I'm not roped in for any such roles.
As an artiste, I take up roles where there is scope to perform and that can reach out to the audience.
