Mohanlal On Akshay Kumar Doing Remakes Of His Malayalam Hits: 'You Cannot Compare Actors'

Malayalam superstar Mohanlal recently addressed Akshay Kumar starring in several remakes of his Malayalam hits, voicing his support for the Bollywood actor.

Malayalam superstar Mohanlal recently addressed Akshay Kumar starring in several remakes of his Malayalam hits, voicing his support for the Bollywood actor. At the trailer launch of his upcoming film Barroz in Mumbai, Mohanlal emphasised that these remakes are unique and cannot be directly compared.

Mohanlal on Akshay’s Remakes

Mohanlal, one of Malayalam cinema’s most celebrated stars with over 300 films to his credit—including classics like Manichitrathazhu, Kireedam, Bharatham, Drishyam, and Pulimurugan—commented on the Hindi remakes of his films.

He said, “Most of my films were remade into Hindi. And Akshay ji has done it. You cannot compare actors. This is totally different. Even the costume, character, body language, everything will be different. I love his films. I have seen most of the films that Priyadarshan has remade. He's a brilliant actor. He's very punctual. And he loves his profession. He's a 100% professional actor. I'm not that professional.”

Akshay Praises Mohanlal

Akshay Kumar, whose hits like Bhool Bhulaiyaa and Garam Masala were remakes of Mohanlal’s Malayalam classics, was the chief guest at the event.

The Bhool Bhulaiyaa star expressed his admiration for Mohanlal, saying, “Like anyone else, I am also a huge fan of Mohanlal, sir. I have seen many of his films. In your first film, you were a villain in 1980. I remember that film. And then Chitaram, which was directed by our friend Priyadarshan sahab. I have seen many such films with subtitles despite not knowing the language.”

About Barroz

Barroz: Guardian of Da Gama’s Treasure, a 3D fantasy film, marks Mohanlal’s directorial debut. Based on Jijo Punnoose’s novel, the film features Mohanlal as a ghost guarding Vasco da Gama’s treasure for over 400 years. The cast includes Mayo Rao West and June Vig, with cinematography by Santosh Sivan and music by Lydian Nadhaswaran and Mark Kilian.

 

Produced by Antony Perumbavoor of Aashirwad Cinemas in collaboration with Pen Studios, Barroz will release in 3D across Hindi, Malayalam, Telugu, Tamil, and Kannada languages. The film is set to hit theaters on December 27.