Mohanlal's association with M T Vasudevan began through IV Sasi's films
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Malayalam superstar Mohanlal had a long association with the luminary M T Vasudevan, who passed away in Kozhikode on Wednesday. The actor worked with him in several movies and first associated with MT through filmmaker IV Sasi's films.
"I acted in nearly 12 movies directed and scripted by I V Sasi and MT, respectively. I also had the privilege to act under MT's direction when filmmaker Hariharan could not arrive on the sets of 'Amrutham Gamaya' for a few days. I acted in at least three to four scenes directed by MT. I see this as a privilege bestowed on me. I also had the opportunity to act in 'Olavum Theeravum', which is a short story," he had said during the 'MT Kalam Navathi Vandanam' organised by Manoramaonline last year.
Mohanlal also spoke about the preparations he undertook to learn the dialogues for MT Vasudevan Nair's films. "You can change the dialogues of any other films, but not MT's, since those dialogues are essential to understand the essence of what is being conveyed. He once maintained that I was his 'personal' pride and that an actor becomes great when he can exceed expectations.
“MT is everyone's 'personal' pride. MT had once come to see me perform 'Karnabharam' when I was in Mumbai. He is someone who does not convey much but responds with a smile. He saw me perform the same play twice, but he never said anything to me. I felt hurt. Once, when I was in Dubai, I got the opportunity to ask him. That's when he told me he liked my performance a lot," Mohanlal had said.