The Malayalam action comedy Turbo was recently released and garnered mixed reviews from netizens and critics. Mammootty’s fans are elated to see him back in the action genre. While he is the film’s highlight, Raj B Shetty has grabbed much attention with his lead antagonist role as Vetrivel Shanmugha Sundaram.
Shetty has been trending on X (formerly Twitter) for doing a commendable job as a villain in Turbo. However, it was not an easy task for him. The actor recently opened up about his experience and shared his challenges. Despite that, he highlighted that he had “fun” working on Mammootty’s movie.
Raj B Shetty reveals it was challenging to play Turbo antagonist
In an interview with TheNewsMinute, Raj B Shetty was asked how he felt while acting with Mammootty in Turbo. Sharing his experience, he revealed how it was challenging for him. He said, “Mammootty sir and I have a few sequences in which we come face-to-face. But I had to shoot a big scene on my very first day on the sets and that involved him as well. I play a Tamilian named Vetrivel Shanmugha Sundaram and I was originally given lines or dialogues in Tamil. Since I don’t speak Tamil, I had to put in a lot of effort to learn the lines and show up.”
However, there was a change in the original plan. Shetty added, “Then the director decided that it’d be better if my character spoke Malayalam instead and I was given new dialogues about a page long! That scene has Mammootty sir’s character simply staring at me, without saying a word, and I am doing all the talking (laughs)!”
Despite the problems, Raj B Shetty said filming the movie was still an enriching experience. He said, “It was both fun and enriching to work on this film. Director Vysakh and I got off on the right foot on the very first day.” He added how the director would give him space to bring out his character. Moreover, he had the freedom to make suggestions.
Helmed by Vysakh, Turbo is produced by Mammootty Kampany.
