He is the master of sitcoms and has a history of making blockbusters.
His films top the list of funniest Mollywood flicks as they take you on a long roller-coaster ride of masti and laughter. Director Siddique says like his earlier movies his latest offering Bodyguard is also high in entertainment quotient.
“I believe in narrating a story in an indulging style and for Bodyguard too I have done that,” he says.
Siddique’s last film Chronic Bachelor was released in 2003 and Bodyguard is a sort of homecoming for the filmmaker after a gap of six years. “I had to take a break from Malayalam films as I was tied up with some Tamil and Telugu projects. Though Tollywood and Kollywood can brag a bigger market the films they make are mainly money and technology oriented,” says Siddique.
According to the director while Bodyguard is guaranteed to tickle your funny bones it also unfolds a love story: “Some people who watched the first screening branded it as an unusual love story. But I would say it is a love story entwined in a web of hilarious situations just like my earlier films.” The film took almost three years in making and Siddique says he was kept away from canning the films due to some film union problems. “There were some union issues that kept on resurfacing and then there was some dat e problems, ” he clarifies.
One of the highlights of the film is its lead lady Nayanthara who has returned to Malayalam with her spanking glam-doll image.
“The script demanded the presence of a big league actress and Nayan just fitted the bill. At the initial stage we considered Asin and she agreed to do the film. But then Ghajini happened which kept her too busy to cull out dates for us. Then we approached Nayan who had spare dates due to some schedule change in a Telugu film. She was impressed by the storyline and rearranged her schedule taking out dates from Tamil and Telugu to complete Bodyguard,” adds the director.
Siddique’s immediate project after Bodyguard is the Tamil remake of the film featuring Vijay.
“It was to Vijay that I first narrated the story of Bodyguard and he instantly liked it. He was very keen on doing the film but since I had committed to make it in Malayalam I decided to make the Malayalam film first and later do the Tamil version adding or chopping off variants according to Kollywood standards. Unlike what was in the news recently it’s not Vijay watching the first screening of the film and deciding to do the Tamil version impressed by the making. He was there from the very beginning,” he says.
The director says other than the Tamil Bodyguard he has committed two other projects, one with Mammootty and other with Mohanlal.
“I will start working on the projects once the Tamil film is completed and I am also looking forward to do more films in Malayalam,” he adds.
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