Malayalam actor Krishnan Balakrishnan recently shared a heartwarming note for legendary filmmaker Adoor Gopalakrishnan, as he completes 50 years in the film industry. Balakrishnan, who is quite active on television and films, expressed his gratitude to Adoor Gopalakrishnan for shaping his career in a Facebook post.
Krishnan, a recipient of the Kerala State Television Award, wrote, “Theatre and cinema gave me the opportunity to walk with history makers. I was also with Adoor sir, who is celebrating 50 years of his film career. Sir called me to act in the film Oru Penam Randanam.
The award-winning film Oru Penam Randanam, which released in 2008, was based on the story of renowned Malayalam writer and novelist Thakazi Sivashankar Pillai.
Elaborating on his first meeting with Adoor Gopalakrishnan, the acclaimed actor said that after his first meeting with the filmmaker at Akkulam, a tourist village on the outskirts of Thiruvananthapuram, he got a call to join the shoot. He later joined the shooting of the film in Ambalapuzha.
Krishnan revealed that he acted with many of Adoor Gopalakrishnan’s disciples, including Nedumudi Venu and Jagannathan.
After Oru Penam Randanam, Krishnan also worked in a few other projects of the renowned filmmaker.
“Sir called me twice. A scene from the movie Pineyem and then a call to play the lead character in a short film called Sukhanthayam. The most beautiful thing is a registered letter that comes home after a few days – our performance and reward Appreciating the check full of,” wrote Balakrishnan.
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