Prithvi is of my age and I was supposed to play his mother: Lena

Actresses getting cast into elder characters and actors in their youth is not something to look forward to for a few. This happens all around the world, and in Indian cinema, the ratio is even higher. Apart from Bollywood, the trend is almost the same in every industry. In a recent interview, given to a media portal,

actress

Lena spoke about the uncanny incident in which she has also been a part of the trend. However, the actress spoke in a positive way. She was speaking about how she was cast as Pathumma in '

Ennu Ninte Moideen

.' The actress was playing the

mother

of actor Prithviraj Sukumaran's

character

.


The actress spoke about the way she was offered the role and also shared the concern that she and the actor Prithviraj were of the same age. She shared the concern that she was so confused to accept the offer when the director R. S. Vimal approached her. She reportedly said that the film-maker was so confident about giving her the role because it was almost impossible for him to think about another cast for the role. Actress Lena also said that she only felt confident about her performance after watching the film, because she was playing an actor's mother, who was of nearly her age. The actress also added that it was a little bit difficult to take the character mentally.


However, the actress has made an appreciable performance in the movie, playing 'Pathumma.' Actress Lena is one of the finest artists in the industry. She made her debut with 'Sneham,' where she played the actor Jayaram's sister. She made her signature in 2011, with the movie, 'Traffic,' in which she played a convincing role. Later on, she got good opportunities to perform. 'Kanyana Talkies,' '

Iyobinte Pusthakam

,' 'Ennu Ninte Moideen,' etc had her spectacular performances.