What a terrible loss to Malayalam cinema.
Scrolling back to the time when she worked with Sridevi in Deva Raagam, in an interview with Kochi Times, she said, "[Sridevi]... was that professional. I don’t think there was or will be a more professional artiste. She was committed to her job as well as the promise that her mother had given.
After the movie was over, she had called Bharathan and admitted that she knew it was because of her that the movie had to have start-stop schedules. She recalled the times when she wanted to quit because of all the worry about her mother. The doctors had botched the surgery and she was constantly worrying about her mother while shooting for the movie.
After Deva Raagam in 1996, I saw her again in 2002 in Mumbai for V Shantaram Awards, where I was adjudged the Best Actress for Shantam. On seeing me, she hugged me and cried. She apologised for not keeping in touch. She had also talked to my daughter. That was the last time we saw each other.
Even before Deva Raagam, we had acted together in several films including the ones directed by IV Sasi. She was a very jovial character. She used to tell me how to perform better in a scene at such a young age. Sridevi was a complete actor who knew the nuances of acting, and that was evident from every film she had done. A lot of us aspired to be like her. She was someone who grew in stature as an artiste with every film but also had a kind heart. Else, she wouldn’t have done Deva Raagam."
Read the full feature here at TOI.
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