Helen movie which was released on November 16 is winning hearts of people and heading towards a box office success. Anna Ben who did the title character is appreciated for her outstanding performance in the movie, which falls under the category of survival-thriller, which is something new to Malayalam cinema.
In the movie, Anna had to act in extreme conditions, as her character (Helen), is locked up inside a freezer. In an exclusive interview to Behindwoods Ice, the team of the movie comprising director Mathukutty Xavier, female lead Anna Ben and male lead Noble Babu Thomas explained the difficulties faced by them during the shooting. According to Anna, it was challenging for her to stay in the freezer for 10-15 days (during the shooting hours).
The actress said that actor Noble and others in the crew were helpful during the shoot inside the freezer. “It was a real freezer and was hired from Chennai,” said Noble. They also said that only a limited crew was assembled at the freezer to manage the temperature control. Sharing a lighter moment during the shoot, Anna said smilingly, the director had told her that, they needed her to give her whole effort and don’t care if she had to suffer much during the shoot.
Anna also said that, since the character of the movie was going through trauma, she herself was taken aback (with the traits of the character). The actress was thankful to her colleagues for helping her to cope up with the situation. Director Mathukutty, meanwhile said (laughing) that, he didn’t get enough time to pacify Anna as he was busy with other works.
Helen is a women-centric movie directed by Mathukutty Xavier and produced by Vineeth Sreenivasan under the banner of Habit of Life and Big Bang Entertainments.