Amazon Prime is premiering a Malayalam supernatural investigative thriller ‘Cold Case‘ on its streaming platform in a few days. The film stars Prithviraj and the actor plays a cop in this upcoming digital feature. Many of you who watch Malayalam films or just Prithviraj films in general, would know that the actor has played a lot of cops on screen. And he has done so in multiple languages. So in a recent interview featuring Prithviraj, the actor explained his thought process behind every cop role he gets – including the role he has on ‘Cold Case’, which is a character driven by the film’s plot.
Prithviraj has portrayed some brilliant cops on the silver screen. According to the actor, the films – ‘Vargam’, ‘Memories’ and ‘Mumbai Police’ were all films driven by the cop character he was portraying. The plot was about the character and the way a character was portrayed on the screen, which moved the movie forward. Since the character’s feelings, emotions and behaviour are all written by the writer beforehand, that makes the entire affair a character-driven plot. This is especially true for ‘Mumbai Police’.
But in this upcoming Amazon Prime Video release, he plays a cop who is part of a plot. Prithviraj’s character has a few important scenes and will be part of some reveals, but the character at heart is a smart investigator. Since there was nothing complex added by the screenwriter, Prithviraj decided to stick to what he was given and not add any additional quirks to his character which could take away from the plot of the film.
Knowing when to give a character nuance and when not to, is the mark of a good actor. Then again, Prithviraj has been in this business for some time and has steadily made a pan-Indian fanbase for exactly that reason. We hope to see more films featuring this Malayalam actor and can’t wait for ‘Cold Case’ to drop.
‘Cold Case’ premieres on Amazon Prime Video on June 30th 2021.