2023-10-31 16:32:00
They dropped Ganesh and brought in Manoj; The mental distress I felt that day was great: Baiju Ambalakkara
Manoj K in the movie ‘Valleytan’. Producer Baiju Ambalakara said that Ganesh Kumar was chosen instead of Jayan’s character. He was speaking in an interview with Master Bin.
‘Valleytan’ was a movie directed by Shaji Kailas starring Mammootty. The screenplay of the movie was written by Ranjith. Shobhana, Sai Kumar, N.F. Varghese, Siddique and Manoj K. Jayan were the other main stars in this.
Manoj K in ‘Valleytan’ movie. Ganesh Kumar was chosen instead of Jayan’s character. Ganesh had no politics then. At that time he acted as a hero in only one or two films. In the rest, he acted as a supporting actor.
He really wanted to act in this movie. I also wanted Ganesh in this film. Because he was my close friend. I knew that Manoj’s character was decided for him.
Still, I kept reminding Shaji to have Ganesh in this film. At that time Ganesh was in all Shaji’s films. Shaji told me that he would be there by now. With that I told Ganesh that he will also be in this film and that it is a good role.
Manoj was also my close friend. I thought that Manoj will have some other role in the film. So Ganesh called me from time to time and started asking me about the film. Then I will tell him that I will start shooting for the film. But even after the shooting started, Shaji did not call Ganesh.
I feel bad. When I asked Shaji, he said that Ganesh’s part will come after ten days. But even after ten or twenty days, Ganesh was not called. Ganesh is a close friend of Shaji Kailas. Both are distant relatives. In the meantime, there was a small aesthetic connection between them.
That seems to be why Ganesh was left out. But the mental distress I experienced in the meantime was terrible. Because Ganesh’s mother had called and talked to me. Isn’t Ganesh Baiju’s close friend, then asked why he wasn’t in the movie. Shaji Kailas-Ranjith’s films together are going to be hits, so they must have wanted their son to act in them. Ganesh also wanted to do such a film with Mammootty. Baiju Ambalakara said, “Whoever wants that.”
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