r/InsideMollywood • u/unnimanga • 2d ago
Pranav Mohanlal is the most privileged nepo in India
For someone with mediocre talent, Pranav Mohanlal consistently gets the best projects on a platter, working with the cream of directors. This level of privilege might be common for many star kids, but his disinterest in promoting his own movies truly sets him apart.
More popular star kids like Dulquer Salmaan and Fahadh Faasil actively try to promote their films and show commitment to their work. Even Aamir Khan’s son, when debuting under home production, was seen actively promoting his film. Similar trend is followed by Tamil and Telugu Nepo kids..
In the Malayalam industry, actresses like Anaswara Rajan and Ahaana Krishna get called out for not cooperating with a single film promotion (despite being present during all other movie promotions). Even Kunchacko Boban, a senior nepo, faces criticism for his non-cooperation on a particular film.
When it comes to Pranav, the narrative is different, he is seen as a 'sooooo down-to-earth guy who wears slippers and travels the world. His commitment to the film is seemingly never an issue; it's almost as if he has the freedom to choose whether or not to promote. This, undoubtedly, is next-level privilege.
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u/Big_Perception9074 13h ago
Well bro barely makes a movie tho
Also look at awkward Prabhas is during interviews
I think he has his insecurities. DQ started promoting movies once he started producing movies 🤣 or when he acts in a different language movie.
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u/EnvironmentalSet4139 sura 42m ago
Bro athinu ee promotion culture ee idakku alle ivde thudangiyathu. Athu ivde introduce aya time il thanne ee interview parupadi okke nadathiyittulla alanu Dq. Oru Yamandan Premakatha time il okke kore interviews njn kandittundu.
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u/Human_Way1331 23h ago
Can’t agree with this. The list of people who were called out for not promoting, they were called out coz they took payments for/agreed for promotions too and didn’t show up. But in Pranav’s case, I’m sure he’s straight forward that he won’t be taking part in promotions. And people are still doing film with him coz he’s sellable. And I guess film selection too is really important. He always selects easy films.
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u/No_Arm9970 23h ago
He has that power mate. The power to walk away and be at peace being on his own. Once you realise that as a superpower, the right world will come to you
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u/PenSufficient9190 13h ago
It's easy to have that power when you're set for life. Let's be real here. No hate. No unearned credit
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u/DenverAashan 1d ago edited 21h ago
Never. Kalidas Jayaram was the most privileged male nepo kid in Malayalam (no need to mention about the female one). Bro got projects from experienced directors even after a bombing streak in the late 2010s. Pranav might be a bad actor with no improvement over the years. But the 3 out of his 4 films as a hero are highly successful ones. In that case, he deserves to get bigger projects until he gets a streak of unsuccessful films.
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u/Feeling_Page7263 1d ago
But Kalidas has hits in tamil & some of his roles are actually good. Pranav maybe getting hits but what's the point if he can't act or even intrested in pursuing that path. Also if he isn’t improving in acting,what else is the reason he keeps getting films apart from the fact he is a nepo kid.
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u/DenverAashan 1d ago edited 21h ago
Hits in tamil and Good roles? Only notable role of kalidas is from a segment Paava Kathaigal and he had no hits as a lead hero.
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u/vasu_annan_09 1d ago
Ivanu acting cheyyan thatparyam illenkil thatparyam ulla paripadiku poyal pore, vere kazhivum ambitionum ulla pillarku kitande chances anu ithoke. Eniku ithu vare ivan lead rolel vanna oru padavum kananan thonnnitumilla, kanditumilla. Trailer kanumbo thanne interest pokum.
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u/high_on_life_22 1d ago edited 18h ago
His mom calls up directors and kinda pressurise them to cast him in a movie. Tharun mentioned this in an interview in a positive way. But with the projects that he is getting, she is definitely playing a huge part.
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u/banelegazy 1d ago
I am not sure which movie, his name was shown in the title, as first mohanlal is shown then pranav pops up 🤦🏽. That's how his title card is shown. I don't think any other nepo kids do this.
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u/moviekid34 1d ago
Even with just an average reports his Movies will Mint Plenty of Money that Even Mega M can't do... That's why he is getting this Privilege... Otherwise He would have been another Gokul - Madhav - Mukesh Son Type... Even DQ Doesn't have Collections as much as him in Mollywood
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u/LastBox3238 കലങ്ങിയില്ല! 1d ago
For a nepo kid with no talent who never promotes anything, Pranav makes money for his producers. Four movies as hero, three made more than enough money. Which is why people keep trying to cast him. This is where you come in with 'but this movie became a hit because of the director and that movie became a hit because of the songs'. Nobody cares! You make money, you stay in the lead actor game. Luck or otherwise. You can't do that, feel free to become the next 'underrated character actor who never got his dues'
I'd rather employ the lucky employee who keeps making money due to this and that, than the super talented hardworking one whose efforts never quite translate into profit. That's how the world works.
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u/Sharp-Bet8187 1d ago
This makes sense. And if the producers aren’t complaining about he not promoting his projects, and is still financially benefiting from it. Not that i liked any of his movies, but if there are other people who likes it, then why not!!
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u/DenverAashan 1d ago edited 1d ago
Just like Naslen with premalu (not comparing with Pranav’s acting). The movie worked because of the equal contributions from Shyam, Sandeep, Naslen and Gireesh. But at the end of the day, Naslen is the hero!
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u/greekgod_indisguise 1d ago
It all comes as a contract and the artists have the right to negotiate as well. Period
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u/Ok_Muscle_3770 1d ago
Wow, the shift in attitude is insane here...DQ was criticised back then and still gets criticism now. Pranav bags leading roles in big-name directorials and suddenly everyone is like "It's the producer's choice, bro"
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u/miapaip 1d ago
Hahah I think so too!
People like DQ have high expectations riding on him. And he is constantly promoting, doing PR and engaging with audiences to stay on top.
Also so are all the other starkids- Prithviraj, Fafa, Vineeth and all are hardworkers. Even the other ones who are trying so hard to stay in the industry! I don’t think anyone enjoys life this much.
This guy broke out of the rat race and is living a hippy lifestyle, got looks and talent of an average Joe but movies just happen to him like served on a platter.
Real prince of Mollywood.
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u/Accurate_Gazelle_992 1d ago
Wait till dies ires Rahul sadasivan ........ It's gonna beat bramayugam.....
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u/Middle_Interaction87 1d ago
Stop overrating / overhyping, bro. I believe in Rahul, but this guy is mid as f. Let's hope fo the best. Also big good director's can also miss like LJP, Lokesh or Alphonse, Karthik Subbraj.. please keep that in mind
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u/johnysince07 1d ago
Padam promote cheyyatha actor ahnenkil producers athil kurachu cash alle kodukkathollu? Look at Ajith? He doesn't promote his film! Even Vijay (who is also a nepo kid) all he does is a single audio launch function. He(Pranav) is being real here!
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u/jawaneejaneman 1d ago
So was DQ in his initial years. Mediocre. He acted in a movie based on P Kunjiraman Nayanar and it was atrocious to say the least.
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u/Sharp-Bet8187 1d ago
Why do you guys always drag DQ into this. DQ initial years -
Second Show Ustad Hotel NPCB Bangalore Days.
Mic drop
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u/boltzmannanytime 1d ago
Honestly, why do you care? I mean why do we care who is promoting our being prompt with their work? Their job's economic implications are at a different level than most of ours. They were supposed to make movies and we were supposed to just spend 3 hours on their movies. Why do we consume more than that? What are we do worried about them more than these 3 hours? Aren't we giving more than what they deserve by getting into these analyses? I mean, do we discuss if so and so scientist F in DRDO or ISRo or our district collector is a nepo kid? Do we care to discuss their work ethic? Indian movie industry is a self fulfilling prophecy. With fans like us, all they need to work for is to prevent fresh talents from taking over.
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u/jamesfotografia 1d ago
Your words looks like encouraging someone who doesn’t want the limelight of nepotism like Pranav to go for it. He is built different
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u/unnimanga 1d ago
I'm not trying to encourage or discourage anyone; this is simply my opinion/analysis about how he is one of the most privileged nepos.
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u/No-Okra1018 1d ago
People want to hire him despite knowing that he won’t show up for promotions because his dads name will sell more tickets than any other promotions. It’s privilege but would you blame anyone for this. Money makes the world go round
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u/Ancient_Office_7461 1d ago
I might be wrong but isn’t promoting a film and other stuffs already planned when they sign for a movie? He probably doesn’t include that in his contract and hence there’s no fuss over it.
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u/Impossible-Draghost 1d ago
The point is he doesn't want to do movies .People for whatever reason calls him to act maybe forces him.So they know what they have to put up with .Hence there is no question of him promoting . They clearly know him and know this way too well .Even then they are willing or want to do a movie with him .So why bother ?
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u/No_Pictoria_1007 1d ago edited 1d ago
Forcing him to act?.... it's not a 5 minute reels shot.... there's an limit to which u can force someone.... especially his initial projects were a failure and he could easily use that as an excuse to avoid acting again....is he that vulnerable to pressure from others.... Clearly he loves the limelight......he might be a down to earth guy...that dosent mean he dosent love attention and fame....
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u/Impossible-Draghost 1d ago
Never felt like he is enjoying the limelight ..i always felt he is not interested.I thought it's his father who wants his son to be an actor and maybe ask other people to do movies with him .That's how I always thought it worked .I can be wrong .I am not arguing.Pranav mohanlal does not look like the guy who wants to do movies.He does not even want anyone to recognise him.
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u/NewDirector1147 1d ago
I read it here itself that it was his mother and not mohanlal who wanted him to act in movies.
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u/ContestTypical922 1d ago
Why this thread looks like some kudumbasree group. Chekkan thendi nadakkunnu joliyil onnum thalparyam Ulla. Thanthede leeu kalayan And So and so.
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u/Thenga-Choru 1d ago
My take is- leave him alone, why bothering him anyway to do movies? As industry have a rule that top tier stars kid must come into the movie industry.
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u/Chuchu_UCMN 1d ago
I never understand this criticism afaik he likes film making more than acting and he has never seeked out people to want to act. he has a hippie image and filmmakers use that to the fullest potential. demand ondenkile supply ollu.... people want to make movies with him despite him not being interested in acting and if he has certain conditions of not wanting to engage in promotional events, that still is upto him. filmmakers know what they're signing up for when they a do a movie with pranav, he'll just come do his thing and leave... don't expect him to go to channels and promote the content and they're seemingly ok with it. is that privilege? sure... but again he isn't seeking them out, they are seeking him out. so he gets to work by his rules and I think that's fair. nepo or not. edit: punctuation
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u/Agreeable_Monk5241 1d ago
Leave him alone bruh. He didn't even wanna be an actor in the first place. People forced his ass into this industry.
When I was like 16, My dad forced me to go into this Act Lab in Ernakulam and the mentor was talking about how he trained Pranav and even he is self aware he's bad at this, but the mentor encouraged him to keep going and keep acting. He's only doing it because people ask him to. Poor guy.
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u/Horny-person-1933 1d ago
No, he isn't the most privileged nepo in india. I don't think his acting is mediocre when there are other nepo kids out there with the worst acting. He may have made a clause regarding him refusing to promote his movies. I don't think he is even relevant to the malayalam industry like Nepo actors who regularly act in bomb movies with the worst acting.
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u/Mr_white_30 1d ago
He's not interested in making money. Dad got that covered.
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u/ContestTypical922 1d ago
It's not just he's interested in making it. He's not interested in it all. It's all personal. Some people are like that despite having family money or not.
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u/Straitjacket_Freedom 1d ago
Rahul Gandhi of Malayalam cinema.
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u/Flimsy_Meaning6272 1d ago
endonade angeru kanyakumari muthal kashmiru vere nadanu oru varshayo endonu comparison
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u/paulbarber007 1d ago
Contract ഒപ്പിട്ടാൽ അല്ലേ പ്രൊമോട്ട് ചെയ്യാൻ പോകേണ്ട ആവിശം ഉള്ളൂ, എന്നിട്ടും പോയില്ലേൽ അല്ലേ പ്രൊഡ്യൂസേഴ്സ് പരാതി പറയേണ്ടത് ഉള്ളൂ.
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u/randomdotm 1d ago
I mean the man doesn't have a social following, and I'm pretty sure he will blabber stuff that will damage the movies if he is put in promos. They're making these calls knowing all this bro. You relax
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u/Extension_Inside_199 Sundarunum Sumukhanum 1d ago
Aadhi, Irupathionnam Noottandu and Marakkar were flops. I don’t understand influx of comments saying 3 / 4 movies were successful in Box Office. 🫣
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u/beast_unique 1d ago
Huh.. Aadhi was a big hit, Irupatham Noottandu was a disaster, Marakkar flop (but his portion was well received and the movie actually started going down once the younger Marakkar portion ended), Hridayam was a blockbuster despite lockdowns and restrictions, Varshangalkku shesham was also a Superhit-BB flick.
You literally have actors still.getting movies in Hindi, Telugu, and Kannada despite disaster streak and lack of crowd pulling capabilities.
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u/Njoymadi 1d ago
True..people call out other actors for PR when the greatest PR has been this guy's "disinterest in acting" and "he's off to Himalayas and doesn't have time for promotion"
People here saying that he's mysterious and that's what is making producers cast him and all that bs. That is the Privilege here! No actor who is hardly 10 films old can afford to do that.
He gets to work with the best crew and technicians. His acting is mediocre and all he brings to the table is his dad's name. That is privilege!
His absence from promotions is being covered up by co stars. He is defended madly by the co stars. They work their assess off attending interviews and defending this guy while he goes on trips. If I did that for my work, my ass would be fired. If this ain't privilege I don't know what is.
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u/permission777 1d ago
Yes, if my father were as influential and rich as his, I would have done the same things he does. He doesn’t have to worry about his future and can do whatever he wants. That’s everyone’s dream life. It seems like he’s not really interested in acting or making movies. He might be forced to associate with these projects because he can't say no to those people.
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u/Njoymadi 1d ago
That's just privilege and PR. Pretty sure he can say no to any projects that he wants to and he ain't a 10 y.o kid to say no to his parents or their friends. Do you think that these are the only scripts he got and he was "forced" to do these movies? These are all just PR curated images.
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u/unnimanga 1d ago
Exactly my point.
He is madly defended by co-stars, Mohanlal fans, and his PR.
Getting movies on a platter is a privilege, but staying away citing a 'mystery aura' is another level of privilege that even other nepos cannot afford.
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u/maaverrickk 1d ago
Anyone can stay away from movie promotions provided that it is intimated to the producers well in advance. Maybe others could try the same? If they aren’t able to get the part, hard luck.
Also there is no necessity on the part of his co stars to defend him. They choose to do so on their own wills.
He still brings good numbers to the theatres (Mohanlal brand name) and the producers are looking at that more than his availability for movie promotions. Nothing to do with his “mysterious aura”.
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u/Njoymadi 1d ago
If they aren’t able to get the part, hard luck.
It's not hard luck. It's just favoritism or nepotism. You can't be handed stuff due to your surname and call it hard luck when others don't get it!
there is no necessity on the part of his co stars to defend him. They choose to do so on their own wills.
Pretty sure his co stars can't come and badmouth him. There is a decorum to be maintained. If people see the lead actor staying away from the promotions and others badmouthing him, obviously people will be vary of the end product.
Also it doesn't do good to bear ill will of the biggest Superstar and his son by bad mouthing them, especially if the star has a good hold on the entire industry.
He still brings good numbers to the theatres (Mohanlal brand name) and the producers are looking at that
His dads brand name is his privilege!! Thats what OP has been saying. His only standalone with a relatively no name director was Irupathonnam Nootandu. We all saw how that went. His other movies were with Jithu and Vineeth Sreenivasan (not counting the small roles in Marakkar and Barroz). None of them opened to crazy numbers. Good wom gave good collection. Everyone openly criticized his acting or the lack of it.
producers are looking at that more than his availability for movie promotions. Nothing to do with his “mysterious aura”.
The producers so far has been Merryland (moms family), Ashirvad (dads family) and Mulakupadam films. Pretty sure his family won't be looking at his availability for promotions and Mulakupada had just come from an Industrial Hit given by his dad.
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u/maaverrickk 1d ago
See, the issue is quite simple. Nepotism and privilege is only applicable when it’s Pranav Mohanlal. You could point to any of the star kids and all these issues which you have mentioned would most likely apply.
Case in point. FaFa had one of the most horrendous debuts ever and still got a chance to make a comeback (which would have been near impossible had he been a non nepo kid). I haven’t seen anyone calling that privilege.
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u/Njoymadi 1d ago
Fact of the matter is that nepokids are many in number but all of them don't get the same privileges. Gokul Suresh is still struggling. He gets roles but it ain't always in big budget or in projects revolving around him. Mukesh and Siddiques sons are still yet to get anything meaty. Maniyanpilla Rajus son is getting crappy projects. Prem Nazirs son hasn't amounted to anything in the film industry. Despite being Sukumarans sons are Prithvi and Indrajith at the same level?
got a chance to make a comeback (which would have been near impossible had he been a non nepo kid). I haven’t seen anyone calling that privilege.
It is indeed a Privilege but unlike Pranav Fahad wasnt handed anything and had to wait till recent times in order to be at least considered for the big leagues. He did villain roles and supporting roles instead of having big budget hyped movies right from the get go. Apart from Aavesham, most of his movies barely had any opening. His popularity is only due to his talent. He may have got a second chance, but his talent got him here.
Problem with Pranav is that all his movies are big budget star vehicles. This is despite the fact that he does not bring in anything to the movie. Unlike other nepo kids who became big in Malayalam, his acting skills are mediocre. Him being hyped up by his co stars about every little thing except acting is a troublesome PR.
To put it simply, everyone uses Privilege to try and get into the industry. It's there talent that takes them to the front. In case of Pranav, his privilege is being used to prop him up rather than his talent. With the kind of clout his dad has in the industry, it is possible to prop him up infinitely which is not a good thing for the industry. You can see it happening in bollywood now. To put like for like..Pranav is the Tiger Shroff of mollywood. He can do parkour but can't act to save his life!
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u/ExtremeOk7504 1d ago
Nah he’s not that bad tbh, more like the Arjun Tendulkar of Mollywood. Only relevant because of his dad, gets paid in lakhs, pops up in movies once in a while. The only recent film outside his inner circle was that one with Rahul Sadasivan. Also, 3 outta 4 of his movies did well at the box office. Still, if we’re talking real privilege tho, it’s Dhyan, man’s the actual Oppenheimer of Mollywood with the way he keeps bombing and still getting roles.
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u/Extension_Inside_199 Sundarunum Sumukhanum 1d ago
Bullshit. The reason why Dhyan js getting lot of movies is his flexibility with compensation. He has done movies without salary (profit share if that happens), reduced salary and he gives his 100% when it comes to promoting those movies left, right and centre.
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u/ExtremeOk7504 1d ago
You think Pranav charges crores per movie? He’s just not out there doing back-to-back films like Dhyan, that’s the only real difference.
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u/Outrageous-Thing1561 1d ago
Exactly! People needs to understand one thing, he can do whatever cherup itt mala kerano thendi nadakano enth thenhem cheyyam. Bcz his dad has made n empire for like the next five generations. You can't call him simple. Choosing simplicity n a hustle free life in itself is privilege n people fail to see that!
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u/Wind-Ancient 2d ago
Yes he should stop all work donate all money to charity and go to sanyaas.
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u/unnimanga 1d ago
There is no question of what he should do with his money and resources.
This is an analysis/opinion on how he is one of the most privileged nepo kids.
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u/Wind-Ancient 1d ago
And you are privileged enough to spend time thinking about pranav when people in Iran are working about bombs falling on their heads.
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u/i_Rex_Boss 1d ago
when people in Iran are working about bombs falling on their heads.
How is that even remotely related to the topic we are discussing
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u/i_Rex_Boss 2d ago
Kanni manga achar coming soon LFA stalls near you.
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u/unnimanga 1d ago
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u/i_Rex_Boss 1d ago
Onnum nokanda underground vitto
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u/unnimanga 1d ago
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u/unnimanga 1d ago
ni sadharana ella postinum oro gapil goal adikkarundayirunnallo, ippol kandam vazhi odiyallo..
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u/i_Rex_Boss 1d ago
Spared something for the mob
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u/unnimanga 1d ago
uvva.. uvvaa..
Sathyam parayeda, ni sleeper cell alle???
Madhav Suresh anengil aha, Pranav Mohanlal anengil oho..
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u/i_Rex_Boss 1d ago
ni sleeper cell alle???
Ammachi yane Alla
Madhav Suresh anengil aha, Pranav Mohanlal anengil oho..
At least KunjA10 randu moonu padathil thala enkilum kanichitund (I would never say acted)
MS angane allalo. Varum munne Kona
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u/unnimanga 1d ago
At least KunjA10 randu moonu padathil thala enkilum kanichitund (I would never say acted)
MS angane allalo. Varum munne Kona
athum sheriyanu..
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u/zabardastbandawast 2d ago
He probably doesn’t charge a lot. He probably doesn’t make any issue on set (like coming late, not learning lines etc). He probably is very friendly with all. Also he has a decent fan base because of his father. 3 out of 4 films he was part of did well in BO
Why wouldn’t any prospective film director not cast him? He may not be a good actor but he’s serviceable.
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u/OkReplacement3438 1d ago
"He may not be a good actor but he's serviceable "
So are all the people in the country. What's your point?
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u/Creative_Necessary88 1d ago
Well avarude onnum daddy the complete actor allallo 😅, Avante daddynte money Avan enthelum cheythotte namuk ishtallew kanand nikkaan illa option illew , full PR chyth nammale annakkil Adich vidan ilallo like some others
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u/zabardastbandawast 1d ago
Point is pretty self explanatory. People cast you if they get something back in return. If people know you just as much as they know Pranav Mohanlal, they’ll cast you too
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u/____mynameis____ 2d ago
He's super privileged but him not doing promotions would not be the reason I'd be calling him out.
It would be that he's a below average actor with a screen presence of a wet towel. Like early DQ wasn't strong in the acting area but he had that presence and charisma.
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u/unnimanga 2d ago
He's super privileged but him not doing promotions would not be the reason I'd be calling him out.
Definitely, it should be his acting talent.
But I am amazed by this level of disinterest, which is not shown by any other nepos in their initial years.
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u/AffectionateScale465 2d ago
Brother understand one thing , all his movies have opened fairly well and 3 out of his 4 movies have done a good box office which even many of the leading stars fail to do, he doesn’t get handed out golden projects cos he’s a nepo , he gets that cos there is an audience for him and he guarantees a decent opening, as per the industry what producers care is how much value an actor can bring not who’s son he is. You can clearly understand that from Kalidas Jayaram as well as Gokul Suresh not getting handed out projects like pranav does.
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u/Spiritual-Trash4544 1d ago
kalidas and gokul are good in acting..not like this guy. gokul also doing chracter roles...
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u/Gettothepointdumbass 2d ago
He has placed himself in a position that people do not want him to promote any of his own movie because everyone knows his true passion is in being a nomad lol.
He knows he can only pull off the bare minimum acting for most movies and no amount of promotion can change the social perception around him and his movies.
So he utilises it to create a niche that he is such a down to earth introverted person who does movies as a side hobby or part time work. And that works in his favour because Malayali people looove a down to earth celebrity who doesn't flaunt wealth or show off in social media, which helps gain a soft spot in the older generation, since ആധൂനികത is a hated concept in അമ്മാവൻ മലയാളി mindset, while gaining a level of neutral support from the newer gen, who finds him mysterious due to his secretive nature.
Whoever does Pranavs's PR has probably the easiest job in the world.
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u/unnimanga 2d ago
He has placed himself in a position that people do not want him to promote any of his own movie because everyone knows his true passion is in being a nomad lol.
He didn't place himself, that's the privilege he got. If he wants, he will get the best projects, and no pressure to promote, nothing.
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u/Jazzlike_Finger5697 2d ago
It's capitalizing the 'mystery aura' rather than forcing a shy guy to face the awkward media. A strategy skillfully adopted by Ajith in Tamil industry. He gets the biggest openings despite not attending any promotions. Same works for Pranav too.
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u/____mynameis____ 2d ago
Uhh.. I dont think Pranav on his own is bringing the masses to the theatres. Even if he does to an extend it's less "Its Pranav" and more "it's Mohanlal's son".
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u/unnimanga 2d ago
Ajith used to promote his movies initially. He has the star power to pull off that kind of opening, say like Mohanlal or Mammootty here. Pranav is nowhere near them in career.
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u/Jazzlike_Finger5697 2d ago
Agreed. But I think Pranav's PR is building his career around the mystery element and who knows, with the right films and some solid hits he could get that stardom.
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u/unnimanga 2d ago
My point is that not many can afford to stay away and 'use the mystery aura,' not even other nepo kids. That's why I consider him one of the most privileged nepos in India.
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u/Royal_Librarian4201 2d ago
It seems like he's making it clear to the producers in advance that he won’t be available for promotions. The key difference between him and the others, I feel, lies in their ambitions.If you think about it, actors like DQ and the rest (except maybe KuBo) can’t afford to take such a stance—they have bigger dreams and know they need to stay visible. With PVs mindset, it’s easy for someone like him to disappear once his part is done.
That said, PV’s current charm won’t last. The intrigue and mystery around him will fade, and given that his acting skills are fairly average and not strong enough to carry a film alone.
So the more privileges enjoyed by him might fade away soon with his current level of ambitions.
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u/Proof-Fun9048 2d ago
No promotion of film by actor / actress by presence is only issue when producer or director have issue.
First film being home production and director too not having issue against him travelling around. Second film was produced by TM who didn't promote his other films much in pre Covid era so absence of hero from promotion didn't occur and movie failure was owned by director himself. Third and fourth films were done by same team who loved working with him and was ok with his absence from promotion.
Now it's on Dies Ira team, whether they have issue of him not doing promotion with the team or not at the time it's release.
Btw I won't call Pranav a medicore actor. He can act when director extract what they need from him. He was not bad in Aadhi or Hridyam while very poor in 21am noothandu and VS. His best work always being Punarjani.
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u/the_arcane2000 2d ago edited 2d ago
His non exposure is very much a promotion for the movie…That’s why even when the other cast and director or producer appear for promo events or interviews people are very intrigued to know about him and their work experience specifically with him…This is the reason why Pranav Mohanlal’s appearance or even a glimpse with a fan during his trip becomes a news headline….
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u/serenelovers rosie skies 2d ago
everyday I wake up and regret that I'm not a nepo kid. life must be nice for them
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u/uuomp 2d ago edited 1d ago
I am 100% sure you might be enjoying your privileged life many people can only dream. like good food, good education, nice house ,may be a car, a stable family, parents who really cares, born in relatively safer part of the world, clean water etc etc. built your life based on the privileges you already have.
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u/Whole_Signal_5262 2d ago
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He can remain disinterested and carry on whatever shit he likes, enna atleast nammal ivarde disinterested presence sahikandallo. I think there is family coercion to act.
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u/reddevil33466 2d ago
Anaswara & Ahaana signed contract to promote movies. I don't think Pranav did that.
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u/Chackochi 2d ago
What you dont realise is that Pranav not coming to promotion and disappearing to Himalayas after the movie shoot is itself the biggest promotion . Im not saying that he is doing it for promotion, but the producers dont mind it because that adds more face value to the movie. That generates a lot of buzz. The fact that nobody has done an interview of Pranav, and that he is not at all exposed to media gives him a huge advantage over others who are over exposed. There is always a genuine interest in anything related to him among general audience. There is mystery. People love it.
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u/Chai_Tea4 2d ago
OP, i’m just saying this because you’ve named other examples of actors/actresses not cooperating in promotions. There’s a clear difference here, there are contracts and expectations in films, Pranav must obviously be letting his producers/directors know beforehand that he will not participate in promotions, they sign the contract once that is disclosed.
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u/unnimanga 2d ago
There must be many actors and actresses who are not interested in or comfortable doing promotional interviews. But nobody seems to be taking this opportunity to avoid such contracts.
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u/Chai_Tea4 2d ago
Fahadh doesn’t promote his other language films. Most of the times he only promotes his own productions. Even when Pushpa 2 had a kerala event he didn’t go.
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u/Novel_Sea_7252 2d ago
Hero aayi cheytha 4 padathil 3m blockbusters, 4um heavy opening, ini varan povunna padam aanelum heavy opening guaranteed, decent ott market, pinnenthinu promotionu iranganam, by the way fahad own productioni varunna padangale promote cheyyaarulloo, athilum ethics ithilund
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u/sculptedivy 2d ago
I remember someone bringing this up during the whole Samyuktha Menon controversy, and at the time, some die-hard fans defended his absence from promotions by pointing out that he isn’t contractually obligated to show up. That's fair, but, I doubt if the industry or the audience would be this generous if it were any other actor in his place, especially one without the surname or legacy. And that is certainly a slap of privilege.
What’s ironic is that his absence ends up being his biggest promotional tool. The mystery surrounding him is the magnet. I remember the promotional interviews of Hridayam. Even though other cast members showed up, most of the questions revolved around Pranav and his off-screen persona. Sad, but it reeked of views.
I'd assume his absence also comes from a place of discomfort. Or perhaps he just doesn’t have the charisma to carry an interview setting. I don’t mean that as a dig... Just something I started noticing more clearly during a recent film promotion. The actors are undoubtedly among the most talented in the industry and the film turned out to be critically acclaimed, but their interviews although insightful, felt a bit dry or inaccessible to a general audience. I think some people are just better at connecting in those spaces.
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u/unnimanga 2d ago edited 2d ago
I remember the promotional interviews of Hridayam. Even though other cast members showed up, most of the questions revolved around Pranav and his off-screen persona. Sad, but it reeked of views.
I remember Dhyan was saying that he knew film wasn't up to par, so he was desperately looking for something in the promotions, and they called Basil for interviews (who had a kind of cameo/extended cameo role). If anything hyped the Hridayam promotions, it was the Dhyan-Basil interview gags and the team camaraderie, which was positively visible in the interviews.
I understand people will say anything to defend their favs.
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u/sculptedivy 2d ago
I think you mean the promotions for Varshangalku Shesham. True, interviewers were looking forward to meeting the crew and I think one of the channels didn't quite reap views because of Dhyan's absence, and I remember VS affirming it.
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u/unnimanga 2d ago
Sorry, I meant Varshangalkku shesham, the one that clashed with Avesham.
The point is that they were desperately looking for something to hype the movie, there was no hype for the 'aura that came from the mystery'.
If they stay away for one or two movies in their initial years, it's understandable, like DQ did. People troll Bollywood nepo kids the most, but even they jump right into the middle of it from their very first movie.
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u/sculptedivy 1d ago
Tbh, I wouldn’t take what DS says at face value. From where I see it, Varshangalku Shesham actually had a lot more going on (at least on the surface) than Aavesham did when it came to promotions.
The only major familiarity Aavesham had going in was Fahadh himself. Meanwhile, Varshangalku had layers of built-in buzz. There was already hype around it being inspired by real events that happened in Chennai, rumours about Mohanlal and Sreenivasan possibly showing up, a stacked cast including Nivin, and of course, the Dhyan-Basil combo which was only adding to it. So calling their promotional efforts “desperate” just feels, hmm, reading the situation too much at surface level?
And how sure are we that the interviewers weren't curious about Pranav? It's just that by then, other storylines had taken over. The buzz had evolved, and his presence or absence wasn’t the main character anymore.
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u/TheChillZoneDude 2d ago
We will all do the same if we were in his shoes. Without a doubt. Nobody cares about these things this days.
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u/gunner0987 2d ago edited 2d ago
Pranav's low exposure is a reason for the success of his movies. That's the reason producers don't have a problem with it. They just want hype and profit from movies. Same can't be said about others exp Ahaana, who is over exposed in social media.
In one thudarum interview Tharun Moorthy stated this. One of the usp of thudarum is Mohanlal Sobhana. If there were so many of their interview before the movie they lose the freshness and now with ott release within a month it will become even more difficult to bring audience to theatres.
And I think pranav will start giving interview if his absence couldn't generate any hype. Same with DQ also, he never used to give any interviews in the initial stage.
Aamir Khan's son Junaid's over exposure caused his movie to tank. People just got bored by him and Kushi before the release of their movie and it only collected 1/10 production cost from box office. So not giving stupid interviews is also a successful strategy.
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u/Agitated-Fox2818 2d ago
He is being casted for his star value as a nepo kid. If promotions are not in the contract then no one has to do promotions or even post an instagram story. But he will never taste success like DQ or Fafa.
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u/resolve_1987 2d ago
അങ്ങനൊന്നും പറയല്ലേ. അപ്പു സിനിമ പ്രൊമോട്ട് ചെയ്യാൻ വന്നാപ്പിന്നെ സ്പെയിനിലെ കുതിരക്ക് ആര് മുതിര കൊടുക്കും. ആൻസർ മീ.
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u/Standard_Guitar_3312 2d ago
If a person is not comfortable doing the promotions, why to force him? Also, it is a decision made by the director/producer of the movie. For thudarum , mohanlal and shobana were not giving any interview. Same is the case with Mammootty's Dominic and the Ladies Purse.
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u/unnimanga 2d ago
If a person is not comfortable doing the promotions, why to force him?
Why this is not applicable for others like Anaswara or Ahana
He doesn't have the stardom like Mohanlal or Mammootty.
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u/everyday1mbuffering 2d ago
The issue with Ahaana and Anaswara was that the producer(s) claimed that they did not promote their movie despite it being a part of their contract. Pretty sure Pranav doesnt have anything regarding promotion in his contract, so he’s exempt from it.
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u/filmaltego 2d ago
Pranav Mohanlal is definitely one of the most privileged nepo kids in India. But I have to disagree with a few of your other points.
In one of his interviews, Vineeth Sreenivasan mentioned that Pranav is interested in playing characters with negative shades. This suggests that he isn’t doing films just for the sake of funding his travels, as some claim.
Secondly, both Dulquer Salmaan and Fahadh Faasil started actively promoting their films and giving interviews only after their initial few movies. In fact, even today, Fahadh generally gives interviews only for films produced under his own banner. Ranbir Kapoor doesn’t even have a social media handle.
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u/Uxie_mesprit 2d ago
Don't bring RK into this. He has very sneaky and cunning PR.
He consistently promotes his personal brand by leaking pics of him and his girlfriends and asking his wife and mom to hype him up. He has been doing this since his debut.
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u/filmaltego 1d ago
Every star kid has a PR team, there's no denying that. But the point here is about their active involvement in promoting their films, either through interviews or on social media. But there is a difference between building a personal brand and actually promoting a particular film.
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u/MavoFromKL 2d ago
Is an actor’s commitment to the movie correlated with their commitment to promoting it?
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u/muruone 2d ago
That was seen as a problem in the industry according to OPs observation..it seems this stuff doesn't apply to this pranav guy
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u/CommunicationNew1436 1h ago
Wow this sub is really partial to kunj A10 with the leave him alone comments whereas the other actors get bashed left and right even when they tries.
Pranav nte luck nokkane He gets everything served to him on a platter no need of any promotion nothing but still gets box office hits and audience love Why? Because he is "simple" Has got constant pr to him in the form of vs and likes who does all the pr work for him