THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: I do not want to examine whether superstardom is the bane of Malayalam cinema or not, actor Siddique has said. He reasoned that it might affect him also if there is a change in status quo. The veteran actor was candid during the ‘meet the press’ organised by Press Club here in connection with the release of his new movie ‘Sukhamayirikkatte’, where Siddique plays the central character.
“Acting is not a comfortable job at all. Getting accustomed to the role is not easy. But I get comfort from the audience when I receive positive responses from them,” he said. The actor, who started his film career with comic roles and later switched to villain and character roles, was not willing to differentiate between them. “I believe that my characters have the most important role in the film. All of them are positive and hero roles as far as I am concerned,” he said.
On his film career, Siddique said he got more from the industry than he had ever hoped. “It is a struggle to be part of the industry for long. The rejection tendency is more in this industry,” he said. He has full praise for the new actors. “I came in this industry inspired by the acting skills of senior actors at that time. But nowadays youngsters are redefining the paradigm. They act so naturally in front of the camera,” he said. On the entry of his son Shaheen on the silver screen, Siddique said he was happy that his son chose a field of his liking. “I am not good at training my son or anyone in acting. I myself am looking for learning new things in acting,” he said.
Siddique said his acting in the film ‘Sukhamayirikkatte’ was his response towards issues affecting society. The movie will be an eye-opener and it is not meant to create a controversy, but reflects the emotion of the people, he said.
Award-winning screenplay writer T A Razak said that the film will be released on February 5. Rejee Prabhakaran debuts as director for the movie.