Producer Shibu Baby John says that Malaikota Valiban is a response to the recent allegations against Mohanlal.
Shibu Baby says that this film is an answer to the accusations that Mohanlal’s lip movement is gone, the magic of his eyes is gone and Lal is lost.
‘Recently, there have been many allegations against Mohanlal on social media and otherwise. The movement of his lips is gone, the magic of his eyes is gone. But his brilliant performance overcame those criticisms. It came exactly as we planned.’
The space of Mohanlal’s performance has been maintained to a level not seen in recent times. The producer says that this film is an answer to the allegations that Lal has been lost.
When Mammootty’s film is released, it is generally seen that his experiments are welcomed. Examples are ‘Drowsy in the morning’ and ‘Kathal’ and ‘Puzhu’.
But unfortunately when it comes to Mohanlal, a section of his fans have limited their love to seeing Lal in Aram Thampuraan or Lucifer.
The producer said that it is the disappointment that comes as a negative review. ‘Mohanlal is happy. He saw the movie in Dubai. He said that he called me as soon as he found it.
Valiban’s cinematography is Oscar-level. I heard a review from two people from UK. It is said to be a Hollywood level movie. That is exactly what we intended and dedicated to the Malayalis.’
The film had a record collection on the opening day. As we entered the second day, we were very worried.
Looking at the collection after yesterday afternoon we have good hope. Real moviegoers are coming, they’re having fun, they’re leaving feeling positive.’
Before the movie, we told you not to come with preconceived notions and that this is a Thani Lijo Jose Pellissery film. Therefore, the makers and crew of the film have not tried to create any kind of hype. But the producer also stated that people have assumed the film in different ways.