SP Annamalai’s ‘cameo’ in 6ne Maili

One of the surprise elements of 6ne Maili is a voiceover by Chikkamagaluru SP, K Annamalai — an achievement that the team is extremely proud of. And the police officer is more than happy to have been able to extend his professional expertise. “In the movie, a part of the narrative deals with former naxalites coming back into the mainstream and the pros and cons of that have been analysed.Director See Ni and his team wanted a police officer’s version. Chikkamagaluru is one district where there has been large-scale surrender of naxalites. A lot of them are returning into the mainstream and taking up jobs. I explained that whole process to the film team. There is a voiceover about my perspective on the subject and then the movie begins. While we have interacted with film teams in the past, 6ne Maili is special because it is rife with social messages. That is why we were more than happy to give them our inputs,” says SP Annamalai.