Words matter. These are the best Biju Menon Quotes, and they’re great for sharing with your friends.
When I do serious films, I find that my viewership comes down.
We cannot do just one type of movies always.
I have done a wide range of characters and getting acknowledged as a comedian is encouraging for me as an actor.
I rarely get to be part of realistic films.
The dictum of the industry is such that I can’t only do films that appeal to me.
Getting typecast depends on the roles we choose, doesn’t it? When the same kind of characters are offered to you, you have the option of not doing them.
There is no point in performing in a film with a weak subject.
Rather than doing a hero-oriented film, I love being a part multi-starrer film, because such films always strike a chord with audience.
I don’t like posting my opinion on social media and responding to controversies that might follow.
You will have to take up responsibility in multiple areas as a lead actor. Let’s say, I don’t have that capacity.
It was Benny P Nayarambalam who first cast me in a character which made people laugh, in ‘Marykkundoru Kunjadu.’ Then ‘Seniors’ happened, followed by ‘Ordinary’ and ‘Romans.’ They were all commercially successful films and so I kept getting such roles.
Lalitham Sundaram’ is a simple family movie that has a positive feel.
Vellimoonga’ works at the box office because there is an inherent honesty to the film. Nothing about the movie has been exaggerated; it’s a comedy that is clean and maintains a certain standard that harks back to Malayalam cinema’s past.
It’s not that I don’t like starring as the hero, it’s more of a mental block that prevents me from doing so.
The best thing about doing a realistic film is that you have the freedom to deliver your lines as natural as possible without sticking to the script.
I only sign up to play the hero when I am that sure of the script, which, believe it or not, comes by rarely.
It is not an easy job to make people laugh always.
I feel I have a certain gravitas.
I have never been bothered by the length of my role in a film as I want to be associated with good films.
I am not concerned about the age of the character or the length of my role in a film. What matters is its quality.
I don’t spend time planning each move in my career.
I never feel insecure about my career because I believed that in some way or other, good things come to you. This might be the only reason that I never take pride in stardom or a celebrity status.
I like to do realistic films as well as sensible humourous subjects, just because I think these films are only capable to attract people to the theatres. Though I agree that serious movies are also good and I like to watch them, it is a fact that majority of the people are hesitant to go to theatres for those films.
I am not an ambitious person and I love to go with the flow.
After watching movies like Sajeev Pazhoor’s ‘Thondimuthalum Driksakshiyum’ and G Prajith’s ‘Oru Vadakkan Selfie,’ I had wished to be part of such films.
As an actor, it is great to experiment with roles of varying shades and I have been part of some fabulous films.
I have deliberately tried to do a variety of roles during my career so that people aren’t bored of me. I also believe I have never prompted my directors or my audience to say that I have let them down with my performance. Maybe that’s what has worked for me.
I feel children should be allowed to enjoy their childhood.
As an artiste, I take up roles where there is scope to perform and that can reach out to the audience.
I would be bored if I had to do the same kind of roles.
I think an actor should portray all kinds of emotions in films.
I have done several films and it is only if the character appeals to me, whether as a hero or as a second hero, that I go for it. That’s been my attitude toward films.
Playing character roles gives me the freedom to try out different roles, including negative ones or elderly ones. When one is playing the lead role, clearly there are limitations and responsibilities.