Director V A Shrikumar Menon’s Odiyan has grabbed headlines for many reasons, one being Mohanlal‘s rigorous training to lose weight and appear ‘younger’ for his role in the movie.
The filmmaker now tells us that it’s not just Mohanlal who would be seen in different looks but Manju Warrier as well, who will portray the different stages of life of her character.

“Her character is shown in her late 20s, at 35 and in her 50s. She will have three looks in the movie. Her character is pivotal as both Mohanlal’s and Prakash Raj‘s roles revolve around her,” says the director.

Her role, Shrikumar says, will “be one of most powerful woman characters in Malayalam cinema”. “It’s definitely one of the finest roles she has played,” he says. “She has had a stellar career, but the role that stands out is that in Aaram Thampuram, because she was pitted against Mohanlal. In her comeback movies, apart from Ennum Eppozhum, most of her roles were solo heroine movies. I believe actors excel in their roles when they share screen space with other brilliant performers. In Odiyan, she is pitted against two of India’s finest actors — Mohanlal and Prakash Raj.”

Manju rose to the challenge and has come all guns blazing, putting up a “brilliant performance in the movie’s first schedule,” says the director.