Printed on: Dec 06, 2025 01:55 pm IST
Kalyani Priyadarshan talked about how she had doubts whether or not she would be capable to ace the position of Chandra in Lokah Chapter 1.
Filmmaker Priyadarshan’s daughter and actor Kalyani Priyadarshan gained hearts together with her superhero avatar in Lokah Chapter 1: Chandra. Nonetheless, in a current interview with The Nod Journal, Kalyani revealed that she felt she didn’t have what it takes to play the character and opened as much as Dulquer Salmaan about her doubts.
Kalyani Priyadarshan on her inital doubts about main Lokah Chapter 1: Chandra
Kalyani shared that only one week into the shoot of Lokah: Chapter 1, she referred to as Dulquer Salmaan, the movie’s producer. She mentioned, “I advised him that I would find yourself being the worst factor concerning the movie. I used to be certain that I didn’t have what it takes, that I used to be taking too lengthy to know the character. Chandra was meant to be so emotionless that my director wouldn’t even let me frown. That’s robust for me, as I’m normally essentially the most animated individual in any room!”
Kalyani added that what she feared most was that her character’s robotic, clean gaze could be misconstrued as a lacklustre outing for a lead. She mentioned, “As Indians, we’re used to seeing stone-cold males on display. We hardly ever come throughout that in ladies. I used to be afraid that folks won’t perceive Chandra. Then once more, the largest lesson I’ve learnt from this movie is to not make assumptions concerning the viewers.”
About Lokah Chapter 1: Chandra
The 2025 Malayalam-language superhero movie, written and directed by Dominic Arun and produced by Dulquer Salmaan, tells the story of Chandra, a mysterious lady who arrives in Bengaluru and is summoned by Moothon to combat evil. Within the course of, she turns into entangled with Inspector Nachiyappa and a gang related to him. Other than Kalyani Priyadarshan, the movie additionally stars Naslen, Sandy, Arun Kurian and Chandu Salim Kumar in key roles.
The movie started slowly on the field workplace, however robust word-of-mouth contributed to its exceptional progress. Made on a price range of ₹30 crore, it collected ₹303.67 crore worldwide, rising as a blockbuster.
