Mentalist spills the bean; Jayasurya under his spell reveals the name of first love!!
- IndiaGlitz, [Saturday,August 06 2016]
After much acclaimed movies like Punniyalan Agarbathis and Sudhi Vathmeekam - Jayasurya, Ranjith Sankar combination this time has brewed something novel, a horror comedy genre film for film buffs who are eagerly for their next venture. Pretham tells the tale of mentalist essayed by Jayasurya and will hit the silver screen on August 12, 2016.
Mentalist is someone who can manipulate the thoughts and actions of a person. It is a merger of art and science. The name of the character played by Jayasuryain in this film is Don Bosco.
In order to develop the character to its full potential, the makers consulted a real mentalist Adarsh Aathi, a known figure in this subject, and who has appeared in many television shows also.
To explore more about the nuances of the character, Jayasurya along with Ranjith Sankar, the director of the film had a rendezvous with Adarsh. They had recorded it and recently Jayasurya posted it in his Facebook account. The video shows Adarsh Aathi performing mentalism on Jayasury to read his mind to know who the actor's first girlfriend was.
The aim of the video is to give an introduction to the film so that the viewers can a get an idea about what mentalism is. For the character of the film, the actor is sporting a tonsured look with a beard.
The other characters of the film are handled by Aju Varghese, Sharafudheen, Govind Padmasoorya, Dharmajan Bolghatty, Shruthi Ramachandran, Pearle Maaney, etc.