‘Aadujeevitham’: Prithviraj Sukumaran says that there are a lot of differences between the Najeeb he played on screen and the real person

Prithviraj Sukumaran’s latest release, ‘Aadujeevitham’, helmed by national award-winning filmmaker Blessy, is taking the nation by storm. The film is based on the best-selling novel by Benyamin, based on the true story of Najeeb, a man who gets trapped in modern-day slavery in Saudi Arabia.

Though the film is an adaptation of the novel, which in turn is inspired by a true story, both the novelist and the filmmaker have taken their own artistic liberties and presented their respective versions of Najeeb.

Recently, Prithviraj Sukumaran opened up about how he tried to portray his and Blessy’s idea of Najeeb on screen.

Speaking about his experience embodying the character of Najeeb, Prithviraj said, “In 2008, when Blessy first told me about doing this movie, my first thought was, How do I approach this character? Do I come down and talk to you about who you really are, or do I try to understand the character Najeeb that Mr.Benyamin wrote or the Najeeb that Mr.Blessy has in his mind? This was the confusion I had. Finally, Mr. Blessy and I decided that, from the novel Aadujeevitham and the Najeeb that Mr.Blessy visualized, the Najeeb that I visualized in my mind should be the one I play in the movie, so you’ll see that Najeeb in the movie. There is a big difference between you and the Najeeb I played. But you and the Najeeb I played thought alike.”


The film also features Hollywood actors Jimmy Jean-Louis, Amala Paul, and K.R. Gokul, along with renowned Arab actors such as Talib al-Balushi and Rik Aby in pivotal roles. The film’s music direction and sound design are helmed by Academy Award winners A.R. Rahman and Resul Pookutty, respectively. The stunning visuals of the film have been shot by Sunil KS, and they have been edited by A. Sreekar Prasad.


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