Manju Warrier on playing the iconic Kamala Surayya

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Manju Warrier on playing the iconic Kamala Surayya. The superstar actress from Kerala says playing the complicated poet is an ‘actor’s dream’, despite mixed reviews from viewers.  Read the full Gulf News article: http://gulfnews.com/life-style/celebrity/desi-news/south-india/manju-warrier-on-playing-the-iconic-kamala-surayya-1.2184576  See more at: http://gulfnews.com/gntv

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00:00This movie has nothing to do with such topics, but Kamala Das, she was a very strong, very

00:08bold person in her own way, which I'm sure every woman is in their own way.

00:13This might not have anything to do with the Me Too campaign, but it's strong and loud

00:19and very, yeah, in its own way.

00:24Such a role is any actor's dream, I would say.

00:27I would also like to make it very, I would like to say here that the responses that we

00:33have received for this movie is far, far above my expectations, even though it's mixed.

00:38Because I believe everyone has a right to have their own opinion, of course.

00:43And they have every right to have their own perception of a person who has lived that

00:49too, like very recently, till very recently.

00:52The image, whatever, everything about her is so strong and clear in everyone's minds,

00:59and especially when she had led such a controversial life.

01:03So it must be very difficult for, we can't expect everyone to easily place another figure

01:11in the place of someone who they have loved and respected all their life.

01:17So as far as I'm concerned, I'm extremely, extremely happy about the response that this

01:21movie has received so far.

01:25And also, the amount of feedback, the kind of calls and messages and honest feedback

01:33that I have received from within the industry, that has never happened in such magnitude

01:38for my other films.

01:40And even I was very much pleasantly surprised by the kind of response that I got from within

01:49the industry.

01:50Malayalam cinema has always had a great space for, as far as I'm concerned, I can say I've

02:00been fortunate enough to play strong roles in all of my films.

02:05And I'm sure the future that Malayalam cinema has is very bright and very positive that I see.

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