Actress Malavika Mohanan, early in her career, had the opportunity to work with some of the biggest names in the film industry, including Rajinikanth, Mohanlal, Vijay, and Dhanush. In a recent interview, she spoke about learning discipline from these legendary actors.
Insights from Working with South Indian Superstars
The ‘Hridayapoorvam’ actress says working with some of the biggest stars in South Indian cinema helped her understand true professionalism. Starting her journey in Malayalam cinema, she later became part of many popular films across industries.
What Malavika Mohanan Observed on Sets
In a conversation with Variety India, Malavika Mohanan revealed that she learned many important things just by watching these stars closely on film sets. According to her, discipline and respect for work are just as important as acting talent.
“Some of the most senior actors that I’ve worked with, like Mohanlal, Rajinikanth and Vijay, are so disciplined. Working with them early on in my career showed me what professionalism means,” she said.
She also spoke about how seriously these stars take their work schedules. “I’ve seen them turn up for a 7 a.m. call time by 6:55 a.m. There’s no delay, no wasting production money, and that’s such an important learning for a young actor,” she added.
Malavika Mohanan Talks About Thalapathy Vijay’s Discipline
Among all the actors she worked with, Malavika Mohanan, who starred alongside Thalapathy Vijay in the 2021 movie ‘Master,’ shared that his punctuality impressed her greatly. She said seeing his discipline in real life changed the way she looked at film shoots and work culture.
On the work front, she was last seen in the comedy horror film ‘The Raja Saab’ starring Prabhas, which also marked her Telugu debut. Despite huge hype, the film turned out to be a major box office disappointment. She will next be seen in the Tamil film ‘Sardar 2’ starring alongside Karthi.
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