Mathew Thomas recalls Trisha’s reaction to playing his mother in Leo: ‘She wasn’t keen on having a son my age’

Sharing his witty response to Trisha’s honest concern, Mathew added, “I don’t like playing a son either. I actually thought this was a stepson role!”

Leo marked the first time Trisha has portrayed a mother to a late teenager.

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Mathew Thomas also shared a behind-the-scenes anecdote about a moment when he had to throw a javelin at Vijay during a scene in Leo. “I learned Javelin for that movie. I was worried that if I threw the javelin at Vijay sir won’t that be a problem. But Vijay’s character itself had asked me to throw the javelin irrespective of who gets in through the door in that scene. In the scene, Vijay sir asks me jokingly, ‘Didn’t you throw the javelin knowing that it was me?’ I think most audiences missed that bit.”

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Mathew Thomas will play the lead role in the upcoming horror comedy Nellikkampoyil Night Riders, directed by editor-turned-filmmaker Noufal Abdullah. The film also features Roshan Shanavas, Merin Philip, Meenakshi Unnikrishnan, and Sarath Sabha. Nellikkampoyil Night Riders is slated for release on October 24.