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The destiny of a film is not in our hands, but a good film deserves to be watched by everyone-Madhoo
8:07 AM
Actress Madhoo shares how it was a good decision to postpone the release of Thalaiviand tells us about her last film,College Kumar,which fared badly due to the pandemic
Tanvi Trivedi (BOMBAY TIMES; July 12, 2021)
In 2020, actress Madhoo featured in a Tamil-Telugu film College Kumar in a leading role after almost 20 years, but unfortunately, it was a washout at the BO, as the film hit the theatres at the start of the Coronavirus pandemic. This year again, the Jayalalithaa biopic Thalaivi, where she will be seen playing the role of V N Janki Ramachandran, was earlier slated to hit theatres on April 23, but was pushed ahead due to the second wave of the pandemic. But this time, the actress who is reuniting with her Roja co-star Arvind Swamy in Thalaivi after almost two decades, was relieved by the makers’ decision.
Talking about her film College Kumar getting affected badly last year, she said, “I was playing the lead role opposite Prabhu Ganesan. It was a full-fledged, subject-oriented role. I have been my own biggest critic, so when I saw the film, I was pleased with my work and all my hopes were pinned on it. When the film was ready for release in February 2020, initial talks of how COVID-19 had started infecting people and how cine-goers were not frequenting cinema halls, had started. The entire seriousness of Coronavirus came much later, but people had stopped going to cinema halls. In the midst of the pandemic, the film was released, and it was a huge flop from Day 1. I felt so disheartened. I was personally waiting for the release of the film, it had great performances, a good script and we had given it our best. I remember asking the producer if he was contemplating on re-releasing the film at a better time. But then we all realised that once a film releases, it loses its charm and we all saw the producer’s point.”
Madhoo is now looking forward to her next, Thailavi. She said, “It has shaped out so well and we were super excited about its release. Unfortunately, again in March, the second wave of the Coronavirus hit us, and we all felt the film shouldn’t be released. Thankfully, the makers postponed it. I feel that a film which has been shot so well, deserves a full chance for viewing. The destiny of a film is not in our hands, but a good film deserves to be watched by everyone.”
I didn’t know I was a star when I was working in movies-Madhoo
7:50 AM
Kavita Awaasthi (HINDUSTAN TIMES; October 21, 2019)
She is the leading lady of Roja (1992), the film that went on to win three National awards. Whoever was associated with that film became a star. Yet, for a long time after, the female lead, actor Madhoo, didn’t register that she had become a name.
“I didn’t know I was a star when I was working in movies. It was only after I took a break that I realised how successful I was,” says Madhoo, who did films intermittently, as she got busy raising kids. She slowed down after 1998, did no films at all between 2001 to 2008, took up few projects afterwards. But she has had no film these past three years. Now she is reuniting with her Roja co-star Arvind Swamy.
Besides two Tamil films and a Hindi one, she has signed a bi-lingual film with Arvind. “Everything has its own time. I wasn’t actively working all these years. Now, that the word has spread that I am back, I’ve bagged these films. I was overjoyed to work with Arvind again. He is a friend and we’ve kept in touch over the years,” she says.
The Phool Aur Kaante (1991) actor adds, “I am an artiste, I realised that when I was on a break. In 2019, I’ve already paired up with actors I worked with in the past, including Prabhu Ganesan ji and Sarathkumar ji. My movies with them will release soon. I’d love to team up with new and young actors, and senior actors like Shah Rukh Khan and Rajinikanth sir, who are my favourites. But what excites me is that my former co-stars such as Arvind and Ajay Devgn are still working, teaming up with them will be fabulous.”
Recalling the success of Roja, Madhoo says, “When I was doing Roja, I never thought it would be an epic film or make my career or that it was an awesome role in a great film that would be remembered for years. I followed Mani (Ratnam; director) sir and he made a film that he did. I was childish, naïve and innocent back then. Only after I quit the industry is when I understood how huge the movie became. Even today, people call me the Roja girl. I am glad to have been part of a movie which will remembered in history,” she concludes.
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