Mohanlal Vishwanathan elated as Hindi dub of ‘Odiyan’ (2018) has crossed 10 million views on YouTube. The actor shared, “South Indian cinema is getting exposure to viewers from the entire country.”
It is true that cinema is transcending barriers and while language might have been one, it looks like that most definitely is not the case. To a large extent, regional cinema is now mainstream cinema just as much. The massive views have come on the occasion of Mohanlal’s birthday, which was on May 21 and is quite a gift that fans have given to him after all.
Mohanlal further shared, “Indian cinema is breaking the barriers of language today. South Indian cinema is getting exposure to viewers from the entire country. ‘Odiyan’ is a movie very special to me. Odiyan is a folklore from Kerala. North Indian audiences getting to know and appreciate it is such a wonderful thing. Thank you everyone. Wishing ‘Odiyan’ to reach more crores of viewers.”
On the other hand, director of ‘Odiyan’, V.A. Shrikumar said, “Hindi audiences are applauding Mohanlal’s performance in ‘Odiyan’. His impeccable acting talent is a matter of pride for the entire country. His characters need to reach the global audience. The country’s wide recognition for regional language movies is indeed a cultural progression. ‘Odiyan’ is an Indian superhero. There are numerous indigenous characters like Odiyan all over the country. In this age of technology, the recognition received for Hindi dub of ‘Odiyan’, which was originally released four years ago is an example for widening horizons of cinema.”
Interestingly, ‘Odiyan’ continues to be one of the highest grossers in Malaylam cinema to date. It addition, the movie also holds the unbroken record of being the highest first day and weekend collection for a Malayalam movie. ‘Odiyan’ is also available in Tamil, Telugu and Malayalam. The movie also featured Prakash Raj and Antony Perumbavoor.
