Past To Present: Who Can Replace Mohanlal, Urvashi & Others If Mithunam Is Remade Now?
What if Priyadarshan's Mithunam is remade now? Who can replace Mohanlal, Urvashi & others in such a remake? Read this week's Past to Present to know more..
The
1990's
did
produce
some
really
good
Malayalam
movies,
which
could
be
rightly
tagged
as
clean
family
entertainers.
One
such
movie
was
the
Mohanlal
starrer
Mithunam,
directed
by
Priyadarshan.
The
film,
which
released
in
the
year
1993,
features
Mohanlal
in
the
role
of
a
person
named
Sethumadhavan,
who
dreams
of
setting
up
a
biscuit
factory
of
his
own.
Apart
from
the
issues
faced
by
Sethumadhavan
on
the
business
front,
Mithunam
also
took
a
close
look
at
the
husband
and
wife
relationship.
It
was
one
of
those
Malayalam
movies,
which
genuinely
addressed
the
issues
that
might
arise
post-marriage.
Apart
from
Mohanlal,
the
film
also
featured
Urvashi,
jagathy
Sreekumar,
Sreenivasan,
Innocent,
Meena,
Janardhanan,
Thikkurissi
Sukumaran
Nair,
Kuthiravattom
Pappu
etc.,
in
important
roles
The
central
theme
of
the
movie
is
quite
relevant,
even
now.
So,
what
if
the
film
is
remade
now?
Who
can
replace
actors
like
Mohanlal,
Urvashi
and
other
lot
of
actors,
if
such
a
remake
happens?
In
this
week's
Past
To
Present,
we
discuss
about
this
interesting
scenario.
Fahadh
Faasil
As
Sethumadhavan
(Mohanlal)
It
is
hard
to
imagine
any
other
actor
in
the
shoes
of
Sethumadhavan,
the
character
which
was
effortlessly
portrayed
by
Mohanlal.
But,
in
case
a
remake
happens,
we
feel
that
Fahadh
Faasil
would
be
the
obvious
choice
for
this
role.
He
is
one
such
young
actor
who
can
bring
in
certain
subtle
nuances
that
the
character
demands.
Anusree
As
Sulochana
(Urvashi)
Veteran
actress
Urvasi
got
to
play
one
of
her
career
best
roles
in
Mithunam,
as
Sulochana,
the
wife
of
Sethumadhavan,
who
is
a
complaint
box.
It
is
hard
to
replace
a
talented
actress
like
Urvasi
but
if
the
film
is
remade
now,
we
feel
that
Anusree
will
fit
in
to
the
role
perfectly.
She
has
the
calibre
to
pull
off
such
roles
with
ease.
Soubin
Shahir
As
Preman
(Sreenivasan)
How
about
casting
Soubin
in
the
role
of
Preman,
portrayed
by
Sreenivasan
in
the
original?
Interesting,
isn't
it?
Soubin
is
sure
to
score
in
such
a
role
and
more
importantly,
the
combo
of
Fahadh
Faasil
and
Soubin
Shahir
will
surely
rock
on
screen.
Suraj
Venjaramoodu
As
K
T
Kurup
(Innocent)
Innocent
did
give
a
thunderous
performance
as
K
T
Kurup,
the
elder
brother
of
Sethumadhavan.
The
character,
which
is
a
problem-maker
would
be
safe
in
the
hands
of
an
actor
like
Suraj
Venjaramoodu,
if
a
remake
of
Mithunam
happens
now.
Kalabhavan
Shajon
As
Suguthan
(Jagathy
Sreekumar)
We
know
that
it
is
quite
impossible
for
an
actor
to
portray
the
role
of
Suguthan,
the
brother-in-law
of
Sethumadhavan,
as
effectively
as
Jagathy
Sreekumar.
But,
from
the
current
lot
of
actors,
Kalabhavan
Shajon
is
the
one
who
can
do
justice
to
the
role.
Disappointingly,
the
film
which
had
its
script
written
by
Sreenivasan,
wasn't
a
big
success
at
the
box
office.
But
with
time,
the
film
gained
a
cult
status
among
the
audiences.
If
a
remake
happens,
with
actors
like
Fahadh
Faasil,
Anusree,
Soubin
Shahir,
Suraj
Venjaramoodu
etc.,
on
board
along
with
minute
changes
in
the
script
according
to
the
present
day
scenarios,
we
can
be
sure
of
getting
a
neat
family
entertainer.