It was amazing to work with Mammootty: Abhaya Simha

Director Abhaya Simha is debuting in Mollywood with Shikari, starring superstar Mammootty
We often talk about blurring the lines between regional cinemas. And national award winning director Abhaya Simha's bilingual Shikari has done just that.
"I'm glad that a great star like Mammootty did not hesitate to do a bilingual movie. Though I am not a Malayali, I have always admired the Malayalam film industry.This is one industry which can produce amazing masala movies and very sensible and serious films," says Abhaya, for whom working with the superstar was an amazing experience. "He has a sound knowledge of the technical aspect of filmmaking and it was easy to convince him to do anything that the script demands. He even took risks just to make a shot better. Mammootty is so dedicated that even while he was down with high fever, he stood in freezing cold water to complete a shot," says the director.
Shikari, according to the director, will make the audience think. "It is an engaging movie and throws light on today's society," says Abhaya, adding that the highlight of the film is that Mammootty has dubbed himself for the Kannada version.