Mammootty shared screen with Aishwarya Rai in Kandukondain Kandukondain after many ‘leading actors’ rejected the role, reveals Rajiv Menon

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Rajiv Menon said, “The beauty of that character is that he is an alcoholic and a war veteran who lost a leg. But back then, some leading actors rejected the role, openly saying they did not want to play a man with one leg. Mammootty, on the other hand, never once considered it a drawback.”

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The filmmaker also shared a fun anecdote from the sets of Kandukondain Kandukondain: “Major Bala had lost his right leg in the war. So Mammootty decided he should lean to the right while walking. But sometimes during the shoot, he would forget. One day, I noticed he was leaning to the left instead. My assistant director wasn’t sure whether to point it out or not. Then Mammootty himself would ask, ‘Am I supposed to lean to the right or the left?’ It became one of the funniest moments on set.”