He needs no introduction. Even after three decades and umpteen characters in Mollywood, Mukesh still remains young and kicking.
“Malayalam cinema is in the path of experimentation and I am happy to see that young talents are coming up with low budget movies,” says the actor as he celebrates the completion of thirty years of his silver screen career.
Mukesh entered Malayalm industry in 1982 through ‘Balloon’. A string of comedies followed including ‘Mutharamkunnu P. O’, ‘Akkare Ninnoru Maran’, ‘Boeing Boeing’ and ‘Odaruthammava Aalariyaam’. During late 80s and early 90s he had major blockbusters like ‘Ramji Rao Speaking’, ‘In Harihar Nagar’ and ‘Godfather’. He was also part of super-hit films like ‘Hitler’, ‘Chronic Bachelor’ and ‘Friends’.
Though he has completed three decades, in the industry, the actor says theatre is his real passion.
“In cinema, everyone rates you primarily on the basis of your success, not talent.
But theatre is a different world. We need better plays to revive the theatre movement in the state. The drama festivals that are being held in the in the past few years are good windows for the drama enthusiasts to learn about the novel trends and major changes in the international theatre scenario,” the actor says.
He also feels that the filmmakers should also keep themselves updated about the changing tends and techniques.
“Only such film makers will survive in the industry now,” he adds.