The Goat Life film (Aadujeevitham) as we all know showed the struggle of a man in the desert. What all troubles he had to face? Most important problem, dehydration etc. We all felt the characters that were portrayed in the film. Like Prithviraj Sukumaran, we had also another actor KR Gokul who had an important role in the film, one of the most appreciated roles played by him. His character was intriguing. FIlmifever team took the opportunity to connect with him and discuss with him on video, how his experience was, what was his preparation for the role etc., how his response to the praise surrounding the film.
KR Gokul who played the character of Hakeem in the film had to go through tremendous physical transformation for his role in the film. He said that in one schedule, he had to become fat, he had to gain a lot of weight. And other schedule, he had to lose a lot of weight and become extremely thin.
For becoming fat, he says he ate a lot of food. For becoming thin, he said, it was difficult for him, but he made a diet schedule for him. Few days ahead of the shoot, he also went on water diet. He also used to eat khubus with water. He wanted to experience the real pain and suffering what his original character would. He said, it was very very difficult for him to carry himself with very limited food, but still he tried to manage it and give the performance. He recalls, that he even fainted and collapsed before the shoot. He tried his best to get into the character. He wanted to give complete justice to the role he was playing. Aadujeevitham director Blessy and coactors like Prithviraj Sukumaran and all were very supportive, he said.
KR Gokul says, Priithviraj Sukumaran treated him like an elder brother and made sure he feels comfortable on the set. Prithviraj Sukumaran made him feel that he is also an actor like Prithviraj. Prithviraj used to support him and give him different suggestions and help him with his character in the film. KR Gokul says, it was like i received a lot of inputs from Prithviraj sir and after receiving so much from such a big star, i had to perform and give my best. The energy and vibe Prithviraj gave to him on the sets made him comfortable to go ahead confidently with the role, he said. He even says, Blessy sir his director talked to him 15 minutes before each shoot sequence and explained him everything minutely what he required from him in the scene. He was also welcome to give his inputs and they were also incorporated into the shooting of the film.
KR Gokul had given audition for the film in 2017 when he was in college, he revealed. Blessy sir, the director has been working on the film for 15-16 years, he said. So it is the hard work of so many years that we can finally see the outcome today. KR Gokul is very happy at what the response his character and the film overall is receiving. He is filled with rgratidtude to all his fans and well wishers and he expects such kind of support from audiences afterwards also in the future. See his detailed conversation with Filmifever below:
