Since garnering the Emmy Awards with Delhi Crime in 2020, writer-director Richie Mehta has been on everybody’s want listing, together with south star Roshan Mathew’s. Therefore, it was a no brainer for the actor when he acquired the audition name for Poacher. “I used to be enthusiastic about the potential of working with him as a result of I had seen Delhi Crime, and it had intensely moved me. On the similar time, I appreciated the mastery of his craft and the distinctive language that he introduced on display screen,” Mathew says.
Created, written, and directed by Mehta, Poacher is an investigation thriller primarily based on the true story of ivory poaching in Kerala. Mathew performs an intel analyst within the Amazon Prime Video collection, which additionally stars Malayalam actor Nimisha Sajayan and Dibyendu Bhattacharya. The movie additionally reunites him along with his Darlings co-star Alia Bhatt, who joins the workforce as an govt producer. “The thrill is brimming much more with Alia approaching board,” says the actor.
Hailing the script as one of the engrossing reads, Mathew shares that Poacher makes for an entertaining watch owing to the peculiarities of its characters. “All the pieces that occurs within the script is so unusual and unique. The stakes are at all times excessive for the characters, however they determine their means with a lot jugaad,” says Mathew, who’s thrilled to have labored with Mehta’s crew, a lot in order that although the shoot occurred some time in the past, the “pleasure has remained the identical.”