Nithya Menen

Nithya Menen Instagram – There are some moments (that come rarely) when I feel very nourished by a movie. Simply because it was real cinema… and I could engage the artist in me. I could really do the work that I was always meant to do , but get to do so little of 🙂
One of those movies is ‘Kolaambi’ directed by @tkrajeevkumar . And it is, to date, one of the few films I’ve done that I know will stand the test of time. Because art lives on and never gets old, and never changes. I still remember well, the day Rajeev sir came to see me in Bangalore at my home to talk to me about this film. It sounded like a real film. Like it had a beating heart. I didn’t need even a moment to think about it.
And as I expected, I loved working on the film and the people there – The ‘Agrahaaram’ we shot in – where the people would greet us every morning as they went about their everyday routine. We were now just a part of their routine and they would treat us so casually- which I LOVED! No unnecessary intrusion, attention, excitement regarding films or actors or shooting. What a dream that was- to go about our work normally. We made sure we were as respectful as possible too- keeping silence, eating vegetarian food and keeping the place clean .
The spunky ‘Paati’ who kept me company while I was waiting in-between shots. She shared her home, her stories and most of all- her AC with us 😀
After a week, I found our Line Producer Sujit Soman sitting on her dining table at the far end of her house, eating his meals. They let us do that. They shared everything.
The river at the end of the road to the Agrahaaram that I would walk up to whenever I had some time . It was a dream to be so close to nature which, truth be told, is the thing I enjoy most.
And our communal meals in that same restaurant in Fort Cochin! @iamsijoyvarghese @siddharth2121 @r_varman_ and I . We would put all the food in the middle and eat straight off the same bowl. I miss that very much. I felt like myself & I took away something big from it, thanks to Sijoy 🙂
I hope I have more of this in the days and years to come – these kind of films and these kind of people 🌺
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