Interview | Actor Renjit Shekar: I dont thoughts asking for a task

A breakout position isn’t simple to come back by in movies, and Renjit Shekar is aware of it. Therefore the success of the second season of the net sequence, Kerala Crime Files, means the world to the 36-year-old actor. In the sequence he performs civil police officer (CPO) police officer Praveen Chandran, who’s a part of a workforce investigating a lacking fellow police officer and an ex-convict.

Renjit says that is the primary time that he obtained so many calls appreciating his work since he had his debut with Ottamurivelicham in 2017. “It has been probably the most seen position of my profession until now and it means quite a bit.”

The actor provides that the celebration of the success of the sequence held just lately was a momentous event, particularly with the presence of filmmaker Premkumar. “He loved the sequence a lot that he had referred to as our director [Ahammed Khabeer]. Screening the present in Tamil Nadu, maybe a primary for a Malayalam internet sequence, was equally thrilling.”

He is one amongst a number of engineer-turned-actors in Malayalam cinema. The Thiruvananthapuram-native, who labored with firms resembling NeST and Infosys, says he has been a movie buff since his scholar days and used to shoot visuals on his handycam whereas pursuing his engineering. “I needed to get into motion pictures however had no clue how one can go about it. There weren’t many auditions taking place again then.”

The turning level was assembly Rahul Riji Nair, his colleague at NesT. “We had the identical goals. That finally led to him directing Ottamurivelicham that bagged 4 Kerala State movie awards.”

Renjit went on act in Rahul’s Dakini and Kho-Kho. “The position in Kho-Kho (because the affable peon Sivaprasad) obtained me some consideration, adopted by my character in Geethu Unchained, one of many tales within the anthology, Freedom Fight. A scene within the latter, the one the place Rajisha Vijayan swears at me, even turned fodder for memes!”

Rahul additionally solid him because the villain in Keedam, starring Rajisha. “That was a difficult position. Many individuals informed me that they didn’t recognise me in that character.”

Cop act

Renjit says it’s sheer coincidence that he obtained three cop roles again to again — Thalavan, KCF and Flask. “The characters are completely completely different from one another. The cop in Thalavan is the boy-next-door who admires Asif Ali’s character, KCF’s Praveen is environment friendly however blunt and the character in Flask is wily and sly.”

Renjit stresses the OTT revolution has helped his profession in a giant manner. “Thanks to those platforms, individuals from different languages have seen my work. I as soon as obtained a name from Lokesh Kanagaraj’s assistant. He noticed Kho-Kho on OTT and needed to speak about it. It feels nice when our movies cross borders. Now I’ve mates and acquaintance in different movie industries as nicely.”

He provides internet sequence provides an actor extra scope to carry out. “I can add extra layers to a personality, which isn’t potential in movies. In KCF there’s a scene the place I chat with my display screen father. Actually that half doesn’t contribute to the storyline in any respect. When I requested AK (director Ahammed Kabeer) about it, he stated the scene would assist to register my character a little bit extra. He was proper as a result of those that referred to as me talked about that scene.”

KCF is Renjit’s fifteenth undertaking and he admits that one has to all the time be raring to go to achieve cinema. “There are situations while you lose hope. This subject is like that. I want the trade however the trade doesn’t want me. So I ought to all the time be prepared for the race. Rejection is a part of the sport. Putting within the exhausting work is vital.”

Renjit admits he’s hesitant to advertise himself and would reasonably let his work speak for him. “I inform individuals to observe my work after which name me for audition. I’m snug that manner. I don’t thoughts asking for a task in movies. That is my job and I don’t really feel shy about it. However, I’m not that eager on selling myself on social media or different platforms.”

Looking forward, Renjit is thrilled about his subsequent undertaking, which is with the director-writer combo of Dinjith Ayyathan-Bahul Ramesh who made Kishkindha Kaandam, one of many acclaimed motion pictures of 2024. “Bahul is the author of KCF and it was he who referred to as me for the movie. I’m not allowed to say something in regards to the film. But I’m enthusiastic about it.”

Kerala Crime Files Season 2 is streaming on JioHotstar.