I went back to Georgia and that’s when I realised how huge this had become overnight. Everything was fine, the comedy worked, they laughed and started clapping. I thought people would just stare at how red my face is, but I was shocked at people’s reactions. I remember squeezing my mum’s hand just before my first scene.
I just didn’t want people to boo me onscreen or walk out because you can clearly see when people are bored. I didn’t know what it was supposed to be like because I had nothing to compare it to. I saw the first day, first show in Kerala. I’m a living example of that.ĭid you ever get to watch it with an audience?
Premam was very important for me as a person and now I know that people look beyond your skin and you should just be yourself and be confident and it actually works. I had nothing to do with films and I didn’t know that in the Malayalam industry, they enjoy watching women who are as natural as possible. I hadn’t seen movies where the actors don’t use makeup. I was very conscious.īut when it came to Premam, I thought the director was crazy to let me act on screen with no makeup. When I was in Georgia, everyone had flawless skin and I tried everything, but couldn’t get rid of it. I have a skin condition called Rosacea which I shouldn’t be talking about again and again, but it’s something I had to deal with. All women go through a phase where they have insecurities that they have to accept and move on from. More than that, this film was special to me as an individual because I discovered myself.
Most of us see Premam as your game-changing movie moment. But I don’t know if it would’ve had the same magic. Maybe if this Pallavi was there, she would’ve done it differently. I don’t want to watch it again because now that I’ve started doing more movies, I can see the mistakes I made, but it worked for the film. My grandmother keeps watching it over and over again. I watch Malare quite often, but I don’t think I can watch the film. When was the last time you watched Premam ?Īround 4 years ago. In this series, My Movie Milestone, she talks about creating the character that changed her life. Pallavi has since been in close to 10 films across Malayalam, Tamil and Telugu cinema, but admits she still gets recognised most as Malar. The second, in which George is a college senior and falls in love with his teacher Malar, remains the most significant. They don’t end up together, but theirs is the connection that ends up defining him, because often the love that changes you most isn’t the one that lasts. Premam follows the story of George ( Nivin Pauly) and the three significant experiences he has with love over his lifetime. 5 years on, it remains every bit as beautiful today. The film would go on to become one of the highest-grossing Malayalam films of its time. Second, that she be allowed to wear clothes she’s comfortable in.
First, that the film be shot over her summer vacations and not get in the way of her studies. At the time Pallavi was in medical school in Georgia (the country). After spotting her on a dance reality show, Putharen reached out to cast her. Alphonse Putharen’s Malayalam hit film Premam released, and she was forever christened Malar, after her character in the film. Five years ago, everything changed for Sai Pallavi.