Malayalam star Jayasurya on Pretham 2

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Malayalam actor Jayasurya teams up with acclaimed director Ranjith Sankar for a horror comedy

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00:00This is my 11th film and I have very rarely attempted a pure commercial film.

00:09My basic intention is to give you an idea of how much money you are looking for when you go to the theatre.

00:17Basically what you are looking for is entertainment.

00:19We have tried to give that entertainment because it has fun, horror, thrill and suspense.

00:27If you go to a theatre, it is a good theatre watch because it has sound and importance.

00:33We have tried to give the audience a good theatre experience.

00:37If you ask me why you should watch Pretham, there are a lot of people who have seen it for the first time.

00:43It is not just a horror movie.

00:46When I saw this horror movie, I was very scared to watch it.

00:52But it has a sense of humour and that is why it has attracted a lot of people.

00:58That must be the reason why Pretham was the first to be clicked.

01:02That is why we thought of doing a second part.

01:06But this time the story is a bit stronger.

01:11Especially the second part.

01:13When I hear that the second part is good, I am very happy.

01:18There are a lot of movies that we like on YouTube.

01:22No matter how many dislikes there are.

01:25None of the movies that we all like have come to us.

01:31There must be a different opinion.

01:33It depends on the film.

01:35It depends on the film.

01:37If we take a pure entertainment movie, it is not a movie for critics.

01:43It is not a movie to be critically acclaimed.

01:47There are a lot of audiences who don't like such movies.

01:52We can cater to them.

01:56And basically we cannot make a film for the reviewers.

02:00When Mary Kutty was released, it was a very intense movie.

02:06Some people asked if the humour was less.

02:09We can do it.

02:11It depends on the viewers.

02:14We have to do the second part in the name of a strong story.

02:19If the first part was a flop, we will never think of the second part.

02:25First was Puniyalan first.

02:28That was it.

02:30Then Puniyalan came to the top.

02:32The first part was a super flop.

02:35That was the first part.

02:37It was a flop.

02:39When social media was viral, people asked if we didn't think of the second part.

02:47That's how we took the second part.

03:09It is being looked upon by the media.

03:12They don't have a problem when they have a Jurassic Park 10 or Fast and Furious 10.

03:16Or they have an Avenger series, hundreds of movies.

03:19Nobody has a problem with that.

03:22Nobody has a problem with that.

03:24No, there is not a problem.

03:26In Malayalam or in Indian film, when somebody attempts a thing,

03:31it is always considered as, what is that reality?

03:36They expect a sequel to come.

03:39That is a lack of immaturity in terms of media.

03:45They are not grown up to accepting sequels as a creative genre.

03:50We are trying to build a brand.

03:52When we do Puniyalan or Pretham,

03:54we are trying to make a brand with Puniyalan and Pretham.

03:57That is the aim.

03:59We are not trying to give people enlightenment.

04:02We are trying to give a social message.

04:05There will be a social message.

04:07But the perspective is, we are making commercial editing.

04:10We are trying to create a brand.

04:12That is part of the process.

04:14So I think people should wake up to it.

04:16Malayalam film industry is going through a very bad phase right now.

04:19In terms of image problem, you guys have taken a beating.

04:22I am telling you.

04:23This is not a question.

04:24This is a declaration.

04:26Superstars like Mohanlal have come to the Gulf or to Dubai

04:30and told us that Me Too is a fad.

04:32It is a fashionable movement.

04:34Do you think Malayalam industry needs a complete recalibration

04:38of saying the right things, doing the right things?

04:41No, I don't think so.

04:43There is no problem at all?

04:45In terms of abuse in the industry, the safe work environment?

04:50I think, from my experience,

04:53it is a very safe place for anybody to work.

04:58There is nobody.

05:00No one is forcing anyone.

05:02I don't have that experience.

05:06And basically, you talk about gender equality.

05:11Same remuneration.

05:13And remuneration?

05:15I don't understand that logic.

05:17Because remuneration is not based on gender.

05:20It is based on star value.

05:22Why does Manju Warrier get more money?

05:25Is it because she is a female?

05:27Why does Nayanthara get more money?

05:29Aren't they females?

05:31The star power.

05:33The money that Jayasuri gets,

05:35will another actor get?

05:37Why?

05:39Commercial cinema works only on the star power.

05:43The remuneration is completely based on his star value.

05:47It is not based on gender.

05:49It is totally a stupid argument to say that.

05:52The remuneration is based on gender.

05:54It is not.

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