Those who have watched the film Kismath will never forget Anitha, a strong woman who fights against all odds for love, and Shruthy Menon, who breathed life into the character. Anitha, in fact, helped Shruthy get a strong foothold in the film industry. After a gap, Shruthy is back with yet another strong portrayal. This time, she wears the garb of a criminal psychiatrist for the movie Who, a time-travel, directed by Ajay Devaloka.
“Her name is Arunima. She is a sophisticated and well-educated woman who could read minds of criminals. Arunima is entirely
different from my previous roles,” says an excited Shruthy ahead of the premiere of the movie. Looks like the director had Shruthy on his mind while moulding the character.
“He was very keen about my voice becoming Arunima’s. She has a deep voice. Also, he wanted her to be tall and dusky. So, we share a few traits,” she adds.
Her character helps the viewer connect the dots as the movie unravels. Shruthy says it was a lot of fun doing Arunima, and she did her homework to get into the skin of the character. “To do such a professional character, one needs to do proper research. I have done that within the available time,” says Shruthy.
“The project is a three-part series. We had plans to shoot Isabella first; however, we decided to put that on hold and work on Who due to some circumstances. That decision was taken quickly. Hence, I had only a few days to prepare for the character,” she adds.She couldn’t go and meet any criminal psychiatrists. But, that had never been a problem as Ajay had a clear idea about the character. “He gave me everything on a platter; he suggested me books to read to understand the life and work of a criminal psychiatrist. I just had to read, understand and execute it,” she smiles.
The movie deals with a subject that is so common, yet deep. “Who is a multi-genre movie based on the concept of dream interpretation,” says Shruthy. “We see dreams every day. Certain dreams, we remember; others, we do not. Some dreams are recurring. What does that mean? The movie deals with such thoughts.” In nutshell, Who can be called a time-travel movie based on dream interpretation. “It is not a sit-back-and-relax kind of movie. It demands your attention. Clues are given as the film develops and you have to weave them together to understand it,” says Shruthy.
Ask her what she thinks of the audience response, and she says, “I think our audience is ready to accept something like this as Mollywood is on an experimentation mode. Actually, new themes are being experimented across all industries. We are hopeful,”she concludes.
