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Photos: Malayalam stars from political background
Most of the politicians want their sons to follow their footsteps and continue their profession. They create opportunities for their sons to get noticed in public. But there are a few politicians' sons, who have followed their hearts rather than treading their dads' path. They have entered Malayalam film industry and without any political support, they are trying to make it big in various departments of filmmaking.
The biggest difficulty of many politicians' sons is that they are not allowed to choose a field other than politics or business. But some guys have set apart their parents obligations for their passion for films. A youngsters have entering Mollywood as actors, scriptwriters and directors. They think that politics is not the only way through which one can bring transformation in society. They can even do it through with films.
They
consider
films
as
a
medium
through
which
they
can
express
their
social
concerns
and
bring
radical
changes
in
the
society.
Actors
Asif
Ali
and
Bineesh
Kodiyeri,
directors
Shyamaprasad
and
Anoop
Ramesh
and
scriptwriter
Arun
Lal
are
some
of
the
Mollywood
star,
who
have
come
from
political
background.
Here
is
what
they
have
to
say
about
politics.
Check
it
out
in
slide
show.
Actor Asif Ali
Actor Asif Ali is the son of Municipal Chairman MP Shoukat Ali. During his formative years, he was away from political activities as he was staying in hostel. So he was never inclined to politics. His parents wanted him to be an engineer or a management professional. But they came to know about his passion for acting only after the posters of his first movie hit the walls. "My only wish was to get into films, and probably after my first movie, my parents realised how passionate I was about following my dream and have been fully supportive about it," TOI quotes him as saying.
Actor Bineesh Kodiyeri
Actor Bineesh Kodiyeri, who debuted in films with Five Fingers in 2005, is the son of former Home Minister Kodiyeri Balakrishnan. His father has been a major influence in his life. The actor says, "He has always encouraged and supported me to pursue a career as an actor."
Director Shyamaprasad
Shyamaprasad, who is one of the ace directors in Malayalam, is the son of BJP leader O Rajagopal. The director says that he was never attracted by politics because he had witnessed his father's struggles in politics. He adds that he has always been cynical about politicians.
Anoop Ramesh
Anoop Ramesh, who worked as assisted director for Shyamaprasad and Shaji Kailas before start directing Crocodile Love Story independently, is the son of Trivandrum Mayor K Chandrika. Anoop says his parents were a huge support ever since he announced that he wanted to become a filmmaker.
Scriptwriter Arun Lal
Arun Lal, who has written script for Jayasurya's Thank You, is son of CPI leader P Ramachandran Nair. He says that his only dream was to do films and it was his father, who was instrumental in helping him realise his dream.
