Enkilum Chandrike's genre would’ve changed if it's told through its titular character: Adithyan Chandrashekar | Exclusive

Even though Adithyan Chandrashekar is only making his feature film debut with Enkilum Chandrike, the young director’s work through his YouTube web series is already familiar to the young audience. He had helmed series such as Average Ambili and Rock Paper Scissors in the past few years and this has only increased expectations for Enkilum Chandrike, which has Niranjana Anoop, Tanvi Ram, Basil Joseph, Suraj Venjaramoodu and Saiju Kurup in the lead.

For Adithyan, however, it’s not the expectations of the fans of his web series that has been weighing on his mind. “As a first-time filmmaker, what I felt was most overwhelming was the trust that the production house as well as the actors had placed on me. I built this entire film on that foundation,” says the filmmaker, in an exclusive chat with OTTplay, ahead of the film’s release on February 17.

On the movie, he says, “Enkilum Chandrike is a feel-good comedy. It’s a small film and we have focused on the humorous incidents that happen. The movie is based on what a group of people in a fictional village do, after they find out that Chandrika’s wedding is fixed.”

While Niranjana Anoop essays the titular character of Chandrika, Suraj Venjaramoodu, Basil Joseph, Saiju Kurup and Tanvi Ram play Pavithran, Kiran, Abhi and Sujina, respectively. The film also marks the first time that a lot of these actors are sharing screen space together, Adithyan explains.

“During the narration itself, they were all interested in which actors are playing the other characters. We went with a list of actors we had locked for the roles and a few prospective ones. And when they heard those names, they became more excited, especially because they liked the script,” he says.

His previous web series Average Ambili, which has Mukundan Unni Associates fame Arsha Baiju in the lead, was told through its titular character’s perspective. Ask him if Enkilum Chandrike too follows the same pattern and he says, “Not really. Though the title character is a woman, the film is told through the men. If the movie was shown through Chandrika’s perspective, I think the genre of the movie would have changed entirely.”