Negative comments about ‘Malaikottai Vaaliban’ shocked me: Director Lijo Jose Pellissery

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Mohanlal’s Malaikottai Vaaliban has opened to mixed reviews on 25 January. The Malayalam movie has minted ₹5 crore on its opening day.

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However, its director Lijo Jose Pellissery has claimed that negative comments are affecting the business of the film.

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“The film was made for the big screens. Malaikottai Vaaliban is not a film fitted with a Ferrari engine to have a fast pace. I have a difference of opinion in the pace of the movie,” he noted.

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“We worked for one-and-half years, and our opinion about the movie won’t change with the negative comments spewed on its first day on social media,” he added.

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“I made the film based on the stories I heard in my childhood. It is a tribute to those stories,” Lijo Jose observed.

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“We said the movie will be like ‘Amar Chithra Katha’. It is a simple story, and the audience will connect with it,” he said.

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According to Lijo Jose, “Some characters may not have an ending. Hence, a second part is made. Malaikottai Vaaliban is one such character.”

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However, the film has to do well in theatres and other platforms for us to make the second part,” he said.

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