Nivin
Pauly,
the
young
crowd
puller
of
Malayalam
cinema
has
delivered
the
finest
performance
in
his
career
so
far
in
Moothon.
The
actor
impressed
both
the
industry
members
and
audiences
with
his
portrayal
of
a
gay
man
in
the
movie.
Recently,
popular
Bollywood
director
Imtiaz
Ali
lauded
Nivin
Pauly
for
his
performance
in
Moothon.
Imtiaz
Ali
opened
up
about
the
actor's
performance
in
the
Geetu
Mohandas
directorial
during
a
live
chat
with
his
followers
recently.
'Some
of
the
new
actors
are
very
sensitive.
I
saw
him
in
Moothon;
what
a
heartbreaking
film.
Nivin
is
so
effective
as
an
actor.
He
is
not
trying
to
impress.
What
a
role
for
a
hero
to
do...
he
is
really
charming,
lovely',
said
the
Love
Aaj
Kal
director.
The
talented
filmmaker
also
revealed
that
he
has
watched
a
few
Malayalam
films
in
the
recent
past.
Imtiaz
Ali,
who
feels
that
Malayalam
films
are
unique
and
pathbreaking,
stated
that
there
is
something
very
unique
about
the
acting
and
experimenting
in
Malayalam
cinema.
Moothon,
which
marked
the
Malayalam
directorial
debut
of
the
popular
actress-filmmaker
Geetu
Mohandas,
is
one
of
the
most
appreciated
films
of
2019.
Nivin
Pauly,
who
is
well-known
for
his
portrayal
of
the
'boy
next
door'
characters,
went
for
a
total
image
makeover
with
the
movie,
which
revolved
around
the
journey
of
his
character
from
Akbar
to
Bhai.
The
movie,
which
featured
an
extensive
star
cast
including
Roshan
Mathew,
Shashank
Arora,
Dileesh
Pothan,
Sanjana
Dipu,
Melissa
Raju
Thomas,
and
so
on
in
the
supporting
roles,
is
jointly
scripted
by
Geetu
Mohandas
and
renowned
Bollywood
filmmaker
Anurag
Kashyap.
Rajeev
Ravi,
the
National
award-winning
cinematographer
handled
the
visualisation
of
the
movie.
Sagar
Desai
composed
the
music.
B
Ajith
Kumar
handled
the
editing.
Moothon
is
jointly
produced
by
the
banners
Mini
Studio
and
JAR
Pictures.