Filmmaker Shahi Kabir’s Malayalam movie Ronth started streaming on JioHotstar from yesterday. Starring Roshan Mathew and Dileesh Pothan, the film attained success and high acclaim when it was recently released in theatres. Roshan got talking about the film in a chat with us.
Roshan Mathew on the success of Ronth, “I was just hoping that the work we had all done comes together well”
Are you surprised by the overwhelming response to Ronth?
While the response is overwhelming, it’s not a complete surprise. An honest, original film that comes together has always found its audience in Malayalam. I was just hoping that the work we had all done comes together well. Happy to know it has.
How did you approach your character of a rookie cop in Ronth?
I saw him as a sponge, ready to be coloured by every experience he was going to have. He’s finished training, but there’s so much learning to be done on the job with something like the police force that in a way, his learning has just begun. Each experience his is going to have is going to change him.
Your co-star was the incredible Dileesh Pothan
I love working with him. He’s such a genuine individual, brilliant mind, and an absolute gem of a co-actor. His conviction in the moment has anchored me multiple times. His perspective and understanding of the audience has helped the film at multiple points.
You played very different characters in Ronth and the series Kankhajura
Both these projects happened with quite a bit of a gap between them. I had enough time to prep and ready myself in whatever way I deemed appropriate for both. I always try to make sure I have time, that’s all.
It is rare for any actor to be offered so much variety at such a young age
Absolutely. Even as a screenplay, Ronth offers something which would otherwise we quite rare to find. The emotional graph of the story is dependent on the calls these patrolling cops get. It’s so random and unpredictable. And so is the kind of work coming from Malayalam. We’ll always keep hoping for more, but I really am grateful for the experiments filmmakers are willing to try with me.
How do you rate your performance in Ronth?
As of now, it’s one of the most special projects I’ve been part of. Right up there with Moothon.
What is your criteria for accepting a film?
I do look at the people, yes. Co-actors, the makers, the crew. People matter above everything else. Then I look at how it’s different from what I’ve done before.
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