Anna Ben is familiar with Malayali audience after portrayal of her strong character in Kumbalangi Nights. Her ease in acting, and the one-liners in Kumbalangi Nights, made her popular among the youngsters.
The actress will be seen next in ‘Helen’ directed by debutant Mathukutty Xavier. The film falls under the category of a survival thriller, according to Anna. While speaking to Behindwoods Ice, she opened up about her character in the movie, which will be released on November 15.
The actress said that she chose to take up the role because it was challenging and she knew the crew of the movie earlier itself. “I was attracted with the story…. We don’t have many movies that came under the genre of survival drama and the subject was refreshing,” Anna said.
Speaking on the challenges taken during the shooting of the movie, the actress said, while acting for the scenes in the second half, she was exhausted and had to exert physical and mental pressures. “I was completely drained while acting the scenes in which I had to cry for 10-15 days (of shoot)”. The actress said that it was a tiring process, but the crew helped me a lot to overcome the challenges.
Helen is produced by Vineeth Sreenivasan under the banner Habit of Life and Big Bang Entertainments. The cinematography is handled by Anand C Chandran while is music department is taken care of by Shaan Rahman. The movie is distributed by Funtastic Films helmed by Aju Varghese and Visakh Subhramaniam.