Mohanlal,
the
complete
actor
has
always
mentioned
that
he
detaches
himself
from
a
film
once
it
hits
the
theatres.
According
to
the
actor,
the
success
or
failure
of
his
films
has
never
affected
him.
However,
during
this
lockdown
period,
Mohanlal
finally
found
time
to
watch
one
of
his
blockbuster
films
for
the
first
time,
that
too
after
2
decades
of
its
release.
Yes,
you
read
it
right.
Mohanlal
watched
the
1997-released
blockbuster
movie
Chandralekha
for
the
first
time,
during
this
lockdown
days.
The
Priyadarshan
directorial,
which
was
released
as
the
Onam
special
release
of
1997,
is
all
set
to
complete
the
23rd
year
of
its
release
in
September
2020.
This
interesting
update
was
revealed
by
Mohanlal's
best
buddy
and
the
director
of
movie
Priyadarshan
in
a
recent
interview
given
to
a
Youtube
channel.
According
to
the
director,
the
complete
actor
has
watched
certain
portions
of
Chandralekha
before
but
has
never
tried
to
watch
the
complete
movie.
As
per
the
latest
reports,
Mohanlal
is
spending
most
of
his
time
during
this
lockdown
period
for
watching
films
and
reading
books.
Chandralekha,
which
revolved
around
the
life
of
a
young
man
named
Appukuttan
(Mohanlal)
and
two
young
women
who
enter
his
life,
was
scripted
by
director
Priyadarshan
himself.
Popular
actresses
Sukanya
and
Pooja
Batra
appeared
as
the
titular
characters
Chandra
and
Lekha
in
the
movie,
which
emerged
as
the
first
Malayalam
movie
to
cross
the
10-Crore
mark
at
the
Kerala
box
office.
The
character
Lekha,
which
was
played
by
the
popular
Bollywood
actress
Pooja
Batra
in
the
movie,
was
originally
written
for
Malayalam
cinema's
lady
superstar
Manju
Warrier.
However,
Manju
couldn't
take
up
the
offer
due
to
her
busy
schedule.
Chandralekha
had
featured
an
extensive
star
cast
including
Innocent,
Sreenivasan,
Nedumudi
Venu,
Mamukoya,
Kuthiravattam
Pappu,
Sukumari,
MG
Soman,
Cochin
Haneefa,
Augustine,
and
so
on
in
the
supporting
roles.
Popular
Bollywood
actor
Anil
Kapoor
had
made
a
special
cameo
appearance
in
the
movie.