- Thursday, October 31, 2024
The actor also acknowledged the challenges related to ethnicity and language, particularly in offers that typecast him based on his South Indian background
By: India Weekly
ROSHAN MATHEW, known for his work in Malayalam and Hindi cinema, acknowledges the difficulty in determining the “right” or “wrong” career choices, citing the ambiguity that traditional metrics like box office success often present.
According to Mathew, commercial performance alone does not necessarily indicate whether a film was the right decision for him as an artiste.
Mathew explained, “I find it very difficult to tell what are right choices and what are wrong choices because the easy way to tell is to go by numbers and see how a film performs in the theatre and then decide… But it’s not as simple as that always because there are so many films that don’t perform really well, which you might personally really enjoy…”
Reflecting on his career, Mathew stated that the ideal scenario for him would be when a film he enjoys also becomes commercially successful, though this isn’t always the case.
“What I’ve understood is that at any point when I feel like this is a project that I want to be part of and I believe I will have a good enriching experience from it, then that becomes the right choice,” he said.
Mathew, who began his film career with “Puthiya Niyamam” (2016), gained recognition for his roles in films like “Moothon” (2019) and “Darlings” (2022).
When stepping outside Malayalam cinema, he emphasized the need for the project to offer an “exciting opportunity” for him to consider it. His most recent Hindi release was the Janhvi Kapoor-led spy thriller “Ulajh.”
The actor also acknowledged the challenges related to ethnicity and language, particularly in offers that typecast him based on his South Indian background.
He noted, “If it reduces me… like he’s a guy who comes from the south of India and hence we’ll call him to do the South Indian character, then maybe there’s nothing in there that excites me as an actor.”
Looking ahead, Mathew will be seen in the SonyLIV series “Kan Khajura,” the Hindi adaptation of the Israeli crime thriller drama Magpie.
