Geetu Mohandas: Nivin has absolutely exceeded my expectations

Geetu Mohandas directed ‘Moothon’ awed the audience when it premiered at the

Toronto International Film Festival

and it will soon be screened at the 21st edition of MAMI (Mumbai Film Festival). In an interview with Times Now, Geetu opened up about the film and lauded her lead actor Nivin Pauly. Praising his act in front of the camera Geetu said, “The moment we hit the location and the moment he was in his costume and he was placed with real people, the job was done and he had to behave. And I am so proud of him because he has absolutely exceeded my expectations. He is brilliant in the film and I am just waiting for his fans to watch him because I don't think they have seen him like this before.” Apparently Nivin actively participated in the writing process too and shared several valuable inputs with Geetu.

When the team came to Mumbai, Nivin had a totally different feeling, Geetu shared, “When he came to Bombay, he was feeling like a fish out of water, because so many other actors who were part of the film had also so done theatre and different types of cinema, not commercial or box office draws, so he was feeling that I need to do something different for this.” Encouraging her lead Geetu added, “There was a lot riding on him, I told him there's a reason why I chose you, there's a reason it's all going to come a full circle, so don't worry about that. Just trust yourself and trust your journey.”

'Moothon' narrates the story of a boy who comes to Mumbai in search of his sibling and talks about gender and sexuality too. Rajeev Ravi has cranked the lens and Geetu has crafted the script for the film. Apart from Nivin Pauly, the film also features Sanjana Dipu, Shashank Arora, Sobhita Dhulipala, Roshan Mathew, Dileesh Pothan, Harish Khanna, Sujith Shankar and Melissa Raju Thomas.