Rachana appreciated the film’s director Lijo Jose Pellissery.
Rachana wrote that Mohanlal is the pride of Malayalam cinema.
Malaikottai Vaaliban, headlined by Mohanlal, released at the cinema halls in Tamil and Malayalam on January 25. The film has received mixed reviews from many viewers and critics. Many, however, have praised the film. The latest to join the bandwagon is actress Rachana Narayanankutty. She watched the film not just once, but twice, and wrote a heartwarming note about it on Instagram. Rachana wrote that Mohanlal is the pride of Malayalam cinema. According to her, no one else has the grace to perform the role of Malaikottai Vaaliban better than him. Rachana also appreciated the director Lijo Jose Pellissery. She wrote every film directed by Pellissery is based on a “beautiful theme and depicts visual beauty”. Rachana ended the note by writing that the presence of Mohanlal and Pellissery is enough to look forward to the sequel of Malaikottai Vaaliban.
Besides Mohanlal, Sonalee Kulkarni, Grace Antony, Hareesh Peradi, and others also acted in this film. Sonalee primarily acts in the Marathi films and has made her debut in Malayalam cinema with Malaikottai Vaaliban. Sonalee portrayal of Rangapattinam Rangarani has impressed the viewers to a great extent.
There were rumours that the makers had abandoned the idea of directing a sequel to Malaikottai Vaaliban on receiving lukewarm reviews. Now, the director Pellissery has dismissed these rumours in an interview with an online portal. The director assured that part 2 will have more developed characters, and enhanced fantasy elements and be produced on an even grander scale. As of now, Malaikottai Vaaliban has done good business at the box office and raked in more than Rs 12 crore in a week.
Pellissery also expressed his displeasure at people discouraging others from watching Malaikottai Vaaliban. He talked about this in an interview with the Galatta Plus. He said,” “The comments that came out in the first two days sounded like, ‘I did not like it, so nobody in this country should watch it’ — that’s the attitude some had.” Director Lijo also revealed that they have included several references from different art forms worldwide. These include Amar Chitra Katha, Panchathantra stories, and other comic books.