Kamal Haasan praises team of Prithviraj Sukumaran and Blessy’s directorial Aadujeevitham (The Goat Life)
Kamal Haasan praises team of Prithviraj Sukumaran and Blessy’s directorial Aadujeevitham (The Goat Life)
Kamal Haasan heaped praises on the effort of The Goat Life’s team in bringing an extraordinary story to life.
Prithviraj Sukumaran’s Malayalam survival drama Aadujeevitham (The Goat Life) helmed by Blessy hits the theatres on Thursday, 28 March
After a special screening of the film, veteran actor Kamal Haasan shared the film’s review in a video shared by the makers on Tuesday.
As per Prithviraj Sukumaran the success of Manjummel Boys, Premalu and Bramayugam paved the way for The Goat Life
Video goes viral.
In the video, Kamal Haasan starts his review of The Goat Life review by praising the filmmaker. He said, that he really thanks Blessy for the hard work; this really happened to someone (Najeeb on whose life the film is based). Mani Ratnam (who was also at the screening) wondered how you worked. In the interval, you feel like drinking more water. Your thirst for making a different kind of cinema is also seen.”
He further added that especially the shot he (Prithviraj) bathes, his eyes couldn’t believe he would have gone this far… excellent film, and he wants people to support it as well.
Veteran Filmmaker Mani Ratnam too shared his review in a video posted by Prithviraj Sukumaran on X. He said, “It is amazing, breathtaking… all the visuals… Prithviraj has really done amazing work. I think the whole team has, I don’t know how you did it. I don’t envy you, must have been very difficult.”
Director Blessy spent 16 years on this film announced in 2018, nearly a decade after Blessy and Prithviraj first discussed it.
The Goat Life is an adaptation of the 2008 bestselling Malayalam novel Aadujeevitham by Benyamin, which is based on a true incident.
The film features Prithviraj as Najeeb, a Malayali immigrant labourer, who finds himself forced into slavery as a goatherd on a secluded farm in Saudi Arabia.
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