John Abraham hails Malayalam cinema as ‘Brave', praises Mammootty's role as gay politician
Malayalam movies are known for their real and meaningful stories. They focus more on the story than on famous stars or flashy effects. Bollywood actor
John Abraham
has long admired this style for a long time. He recently said he wants to make movies much like Malayalam cinema and is a big fan of actors
Mammootty
and
Mohanlal
.
John commends the Malayalam film industry'sboldness
In an interview with Indian Express, John praised the Malayalam film industry for its courage in telling stories others rarely ever touch upon. He remarked, 'That industry is very brave. So, I think as of today, the best films in the country come from the Malayalam film industry. If you ask who my favourite actor is, I would say Mohanlal by light years. I love
Meryl Streep
also.'
Admiration for Mammootty's role in 'Kaathal – The Core'
John admired Mammootty for his role as a 'gay politician' in 'Kaathal – The Core', highlighting his status as a major fan of the Malayalam icon. He remarked, 'You look at Mammootty playing a politician , and you find out in the film that he is gay. I mean, it's brave for that man to do a film like that.'
Setting up a writer's room in Kerala for Malayalam films
The actor is eager to produce more Malayalam films and has taken a step by setting up a writer's room in Kerala.
He explained, 'I thought maybe I could borrow from some of their ideas. So, what I did was set up a writer's room in Kerala. Let's generate ideas out of there and see films that could be made nationally or only in Malayalam. I want to produce more Malayalam films because it's the right time, they are fantastic. But, I also want to produce other films".
John Abraham's recent and upcoming projects
On the professional front, Abraham's most recent appearance was in the political thriller 'The Diplomat'. He is gearing up for his upcoming project 'Tehran', which will premiere exclusively on August 14
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