MollywoodNadhiya speaks about her upcoming film 'Neerali', in which she acts with Mohanlal, her co-star from the classic 'Nokkatha Doorathe Kannum Nattu'.CrisNadhiya Moidu has just reached her Mumbai home. Relaxed, after a lot of travelling back in Kerala where her parents come from - mom from Thiruvalla and dad from Thalassery. She’s happy to visit Kerala and her relatives whenever she’s in town. With her new film Neerali coming, Nadhiya has been in Kerala quite a bit. Neerali’s teaser had come out a few weeks ago. Audiences who loved Nadhiya in her very first film Nokkatha Doorathe Kannum Nattu, watched an old favourite scene re-enacted. It’s the same pair from that first movie directed by Fazil which came out 34 years ago. Nadhiya and Mohanlal. There is a pair of sunglasses between them. The old scene is a classic, the one in which she claims she could see people naked if she wore the glasses and Mohanlal tries to hide behind a chair. The new one is, is in one word, different. “We just wanted it to be a bit for the teaser. We were not sure if everyone would get it, especially the younger generation. But everyone, including the teenagers, seems to have watched the film. It’d strike a chord,” Nadhiya says in a phone interview. She is pleased that she is reuniting with Mohanlal after so many years. And also aware of how this is not common, a male lead acting opposite a woman of her age. “Male leads are generally paired with younger persons. So I was quite delighted they decided to cast me. It sent a very positive message to women and actors of my generation,” she says. The idea came from Mohanlal, she says. He suggested her name, to play his wife in the film. They meet off and on for social gatherings or events, and he must have thought she would fit the character, Nadhiya says. “When you see the movie you will understand why they have cast someone like me. It is very subtly put in the film. Also, we look good together on the screen, two mature individuals.” She plays the overtly loving wife, the possessive kind. And from the teaser, also a very bad singer. “I was asked to sing as off tune as possible.” She sings the Jerry Amaldev classic ‘Aayiram Kannumai’ from Nokketha Doorathu to Mohanlal on the phone. She’s dubbing for herself too. In Nokketha... it was Bhagyalakshmy we heard. “I have been doing that in a few movies now, including the Shyama Prasad one, English,” she says. But Neerali is an out and out Mohanlal film, Nadhiya adds. She doesn't want the audience to be misled. "Me, Parvathy, Suraj Venjarammoodu, Dileesh Pothen are all there to put the story together. End of the day it is a Mohanlal movie.” Nokkatha... on the other hand was a Nadhiya film, of the girl who came home to her grandmother after 17 years. For a heroine who was immensely popular in her prime, she sounds very accepting of the fact that she has limited choice these days. Ironically, this is the woman who had played the lead in a movie titled Vannu Kandu Keezhadakki (Came Saw Conquered). “For a middle aged woman like me, it is nice to be working again. There is the job satisfaction. And most of my responsibilities, as a mother, are done. So there’s time for yourself. The only downside of being the age that I am is that there are not many films that come your way. That is tricky. In the limited space that I get, I pick whatever I can do.” Nadhiya had acted in a bunch of movies in the '80s, soon after her really smart role as Girlie in her first film. Nadhiya disappeared after she got married, but only after doing one more Malayalam film - Vadu Doctoranu. She went out of the country and thought this would be it for her - family life and her own stuff to do. But then she was called back for the Tamil film M Kumaran S/O Mahalakshmi, and since then, there’s been a movie or two every year. Also read: Breaking up with the Malayalam film industry: When the stars you love turn to dust...
- 6/27/2018
- by Monalisa
- The News Minute
Similar News
Prabhas Joins Kannappa Movie Shoot, Vishnu Manchu Shares A Big Surprise Ft The Kalki 2898 Ad Actor
- 5/10/2024
- by Pooja Darade
- KoiMoi
Kantara: Chapter 1 Exciting Update: Rishab Shetty Teases A Cinematic Spectacle With Technical Brilliance & Physical Transformation!
- 5/8/2024
- by Pooja Darade
- KoiMoi
Barroz: What We Know So Far About Mohanlal’s Directorial Debut, Including Release Date
- 5/8/2024
- by Hari P N
- KoiMoi
'Thangalaan’ video shows a stunningly transformed Vikram engaged in a vigorous fight
- 4/17/2024
- by Agency News Desk
- GlamSham
Parvathy Thiruvothu stares at raging fire in new poster of Vikram-starrer Tamil movie ‘Thangalaan’
- 4/7/2024
- by Agency News Desk
- GlamSham
Netflix Pulls Indian Film From Platform After Backlash From Political Groups
- 1/14/2024
- by Caroline Frost
- Deadline Film + TV
Mohanlal turns a singer again for Ranjith’s film ‘Drama’
- 10/23/2018
- by Cris
- The News Minute
Mohanlal's 'Drama' teaser out
- 7/2/2018
- by Monalisa
- The News Minute
Mohanlal and Prabhu to team up after 22 years
- 6/19/2018
- by Monalisa
- The News Minute
IMDb.com, Inc. takes no responsibility for the content or accuracy of the above news articles, Tweets, or blog posts. This content is published for the entertainment of our users only. The news articles, Tweets, and blog posts do not represent IMDb's opinions nor can we guarantee that the reporting therein is completely factual. Please visit the source responsible for the item in question to report any concerns you may have regarding content or accuracy.
More to explore
Roger Corman, Pioneering Independent Producer and King of B Movies, Dies at 98
- 5/12/2024
- by Richard Natale and Tim Gray
- Variety - TV News
Box Office: ‘Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes’ Climbs to $22 Million Opening Day
- 5/11/2024
- by Jordan Moreau and Michaela Zee
- Variety - Film News
Box Office: ‘Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes’ Makes $6.6 Million in Previews
- 5/10/2024
- by Jordan Moreau
- Variety - Film News
‘Red, White & Royal Blue’ Sequel in the Works, With Nicholas Galitzine and Taylor Zakhar Perez Returning
- 5/10/2024
- by Adam B. Vary
- Variety - Film News
Maya Rudolph Brings Beyoncé Back to ‘Hot Ones’ for Outrageous SNL Sketch
- 5/12/2024
- by William Earl
- Variety - TV News
‘Law & Order’ Bidding Farewell to Camryn Manheim
- 5/10/2024
- by Lesley Goldberg
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Frank Grillo Joins ‘Peacemaker’ Season 2 as Rick Flag Sr.
- 5/10/2024
- by Jordan Moreau
- Variety - TV News
‘Red, White & Royal Blue’ Sequel in the Works, With Nicholas Galitzine and Taylor Zakhar Perez Returning
- 5/10/2024
- by Adam B. Vary
- Variety - Film News
Marvel’s ‘The Fantastic Four’ Adds ‘The Witch’ Star Ralph Ineson as Galactus
- 5/9/2024
- by Katcy Stephan, Angelique Jackson and Adam B. Vary
- Variety - Film News
Aida Rodriguez: Unpacking My Childhood Traumas Through Comedy Is Cathartic
- 5/6/2024
- by Aida Rodriguez
- Popsugar.com
Roger Corman, B-Movie King and Iconoclast Who Launched Major Directors with Low Budgets, Dies at 98
- 5/12/2024
- by Eric Kohn
- Indiewire
The Scariest (and Most Traumatic) Mom Movies: ‘Talk to Me,’ ‘Coraline,’ ‘Mommie Dearest,’ and More
- 5/11/2024
- by Wilson Chapman
- Indiewire
Utah Pushes to Keep Sundance in State: ‘Utah Will Best Assure the Sundance Film Festival’s Continued Growth’
- 5/11/2024
- by Harrison Richlin
- Indiewire
‘Star Wars’: Sigourney Weaver Joins ‘The Mandalorian & Grogu’ Film
- 5/11/2024
- by Edward Davis
- The Playlist
Hideo Kojima’s Response to Seeing ‘Furiosa’: ‘[George Miller] Is My God, and the Saga He Tells Is My Bible’
- 5/11/2024
- by Harrison Richlin
- Indiewire
Roger Corman, Pioneering Independent Producer and King of B Movies, Dies at 98
- 5/12/2024
- by Richard Natale and Tim Gray
- Variety - TV News
Box Office: ‘Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes’ Climbs to $22 Million Opening Day
- 5/11/2024
- by Jordan Moreau and Michaela Zee
- Variety - Film News
Easterseals Disability Film Challenge Announces 2024 Winners
- 5/10/2024
- by Pat Saperstein
- Variety - Film News
Box Office: ‘Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes’ Makes $6.6 Million in Previews
- 5/10/2024
- by Jordan Moreau
- Variety - Film News
‘Red, White & Royal Blue’ Sequel in the Works, With Nicholas Galitzine and Taylor Zakhar Perez Returning
- 5/10/2024
- by Adam B. Vary
- Variety - Film News
‘Law & Order’ Bidding Farewell to Camryn Manheim
- 5/10/2024
- by Lesley Goldberg
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
‘The Bachelor,’ ‘American Idol’ Among Seven Unscripted Renewals at ABC
- 5/10/2024
- by Rick Porter
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
‘The Conners’ Renewed for Seventh and Final Season at ABC, ‘Not Dead Yet’ Canceled
- 5/10/2024
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety - TV News
Frank Grillo Joins ‘Peacemaker’ Season 2 as Rick Flag Sr.
- 5/10/2024
- by Jordan Moreau
- Variety - TV News
‘Shogun’ Nears Season 2 Renewal at FX as Star Hiroyuki Sanada Signs Deal to Return
- 5/10/2024
- by Ethan Shanfeld
- Variety - TV News