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When Ponman reached theatres last week, it was a dream come true for Jothish Shankar. So he was around to make me feel comfortable and gave me the confidence whenever I got worried.” With many hailing Ajesh as Basil’s best character till date, Jothish says that he does not want to take credit for that. “It’s all about him and how he approached the character.” Especially the scene where Ajesh encounters Stephy’s brother, Bruno in a lodge with a lengthy, intense dialogue. Some movies need a production designer as in the case of Bramayugam, which called for a lot of research and references,” he explains, adding that Kripesh had put up quite a few sets in Ponman, like Stephy’s house and the motor shed where the thrilling fight sequence in mud in the climax takes place. The advantage I had was that having been in the industry for quite some time I was aware of the challenges involved and to what extent things could get difficult.” Reflecting on how art direction in Malayalam is getting discussed like never before, Jothish says, “That is because we have some intelligent directors now.

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