Minnal Murali: Action director Vlad Rimburg sheds light on how the climax fight was executed, see pics

The actor Tovino Thomas and the entire crew of the Malayalam superhero movie ‘Minnal Murali’ has been on cloud nine after getting rave reviews from all around the corners. Among the several positive factors in ‘Minnal Murali’, what really stood out was the well-executed action sequences in the film, especially the climax fight scene between Minnal Murali and the antagonist Shibu. The Hollywood action director Vlad Rimburg who is famous for doing the action choreography for the Hollywood tv series ‘Gangs of London’, ‘Lucifer’, ‘Altered Carbon’ and many more, was the stunt choreographer for the film ‘Minnal Murali’. Here let’s take a look at the series of pictures uploaded by Vlad Rimburg on his official Instagram handle with a penned note along with each picture, explaining the process behind executing the climax fight scene in ‘Minnal Murali’.

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In this Instagram post uploaded by Vlad Rimburg, he is seen with the professional stuntmen Jimmy Chhiu, Fernando Jay Huerto, Chris Clements, and Peter Chanseyha. Vlad Rimburg penned a note along the post saying that the team started prepping for the climax fight scene in 2019 and it took them an entire week to previsualize the fight.

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In the picture, we can see Vlad Rimburg with the producer Kevin Paul. Vlad posted this picture with a description saying that the producer Kevin Paul spent over a year looking for a perfect action director for ‘Minnal Murali’.

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In this picture, we can see the director Basil Joseph trying on the ‘Minnal Murali’ mask for the first time. By sharing the picture on Instagram, Vlad Rimburg penned a note saying that in the climax fight scene they never expected the Shibu to rip off Jaison’s mask and throw it onto the brick. But they all agreed to carry on with the take, seeing the actor Guru Somasundaram playing out the scene flawlessly.

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In this picture, we can see the actor Guru Somasundaram with his stunt double Bala G. Vlad Rimburg wrote a description for the post that read, “Guru Sir performed all of his character’s physical actions, but it was his amazing double Bala G, that did all the heavy-hitting stunts. Many of us confused the both for one another several times.”

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In this Instagram picture shared by Vlad Rimburg, we can see actor Tovino Thomas, in his ‘Minnal Murali’ suit, giving a thumbs-up to the stunt director. Vlad Rimburg shared this BTS picture with a description saying that Tovino Thomas has a real passion and a true heart for his craft. In the note, he added that Tovino took a lot of hits and bumps in the movie, especially during the climax scene.

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By sharing this picture, on Instagram, taken directly from the preview monitor, Vlad noted that actor Tovino Thomas got speared in the face once or twice in the close-up shots.

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Lastly, Vlad Rimburg posted the picture of Sameer Thahir who helmed the cinematography of the movie ‘Minnal Murali’. Apart from the actions and terrific performances from the leads, it was the breath-taking cinematography done by Sameer Thahir that made this superhero movie much more stunning and engaging. Vlad Rimburg posted this picture with a note that read, “Hell yeah Sameer Thahir.”

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