Mohanlal
starrer
Drishyam,
which
hit
the
theatres
in
2013,
did
go
on
to
become
record-breaking
blockbuster,
back
then.
More
importantly,
this
Malayalam
movie
also
went
on
to
gain
a
nationwide
attention.
This
Mohanlal
starrer
was
later
remade
in
different
languages
and
most
of
them
emerged
as
big
successes.
But,
among
the
remakes,
it
was
Papanasam,
the
Tamil
remake
of
Mohanlal's
Drishyam,
which
gained
the
maximum
attention.
The
reason
lies
in
the
name
Kamal
Haasan,
who
had
reprised
the
role
done
by
Mohanlal
in
the
original.
It
was
a
dream
come
true
moment
for
all
movie
lovers,
as
they
got
to
witness
one
of
the
greatest
actors
of
the
country
getting
in
to
the
shoes
of
another.
Ever
since
the
release
of
Papanasam,
comparisons
between
Mohanlal's
version
and
Kamal
Haasan's
version
started
popping
up.
Now,
popular
Malayalam
writer
T
Padmanabhan,
in
an
interview
given
to
popular
magazine
Grihalakshmi,
picked
his
favourite
from
Mohanlal's
Drishyam
and
Kamal
Haasan's
Papanasam.
Drishyam
Or
Papanasam?
In
the
interview,
T
Padmanabhan
has
stated
that
when
comparing
Papanasam
and
Drishyam,
he
feels
that
Papansam
stands
a
notch
higher
and
the
main
reason
for
that
is
the
performance
of
Kamal
Haasan.
How
Did
T
Padmanabhan
Watch
Papanasam?
Interestingly,
Kamal
Haasan
and
T
Padmanabhan
are
good
friends.
In
the
interview,
the
writer
also
opens
up
that,
at
the
time
of
Papanasam,
Kamal
Haasan
had
called
him
and
enquired
whether
he
had
watched
Papanasam
or
not.
Later,
Kamal
Haasan
contacted
the
Kerala
distributor
of
Papanasam
and
asked
them
to
arrange
all
the
facilities
for
T
Padmanabhan
to
watch
the
movie.
T
Padmanabhan's
Favourite
Malayalam
Actors
In
the
interview,
T
Padmanabhan
opened
up
about
his
favourite
Malayalam
actors.
He
picked
Mohanlal
as
his
faviurite
actor
and
Surabhi
Lakshmi
as
his
favourite
actress.
He
also
stated
that
he
really
likes
Mammootty,
as
well.
Comparisons
Between
Mohanlal
&
Kamal
Haasan
In
Both
The
Movies
In
fact,
both
Mohanlal's
and
Kamal
Haasan's
performances
in
Drishyam
&
Papanasam
were
subjected
to
a
lot
of
comparisons.
The
major
comparison
was
done
on
the
basis
of
the
climax
sequences.
Both
the
actors
had
opted
for
a
different
approach
in
the
climax
sequences.
Characterization
Of
Georgekutty
and
Suyambulingam
Interestingly,
Georgekutty
of
Drishyam
and
Suyambulingam
of
Papanasam
had
slight
differences
in
characterizations.
While
Georgekutty
is
a
person
who
contains
all
his
feelings,
Suyambulingam
is
one
such
person,
who
shows
out
his
emotions,
which
is
quite
evident
from
some
of
the
sequences
in
Papanasam.