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and edited. He was blown away by what he saw and dubs it as one of the finest films that he had ever seen.

Despite having featured in 100 films, Prithviraj claims he felt like he hit a jackpot when he got picked to act in films such as Koode and the swish gangster drama Ranam, which has opened to mixed reviews. But he isn’t resting on his laurels. Soon, he will try his hand at direction with Lucifer, featuring award-winning Malayalam actor Mohanlal in the lead role.

“I don’t feel as if I am doing anything new. I have been in cinema since I turned 17 or 18. I just see it as an evolution of someone who thrives within cinema,” he said. “If you ask me if I will do anything different on the sets of

Lucifer than I have done before, the answer is I am not going to do that… As a director, I understand that the entire decision making and responsibility rests on me, but it won’t feel like anything new.”

While Prithviraj gears up for his new chapter in his career, what curried favour among his fans was his oath as an actor not to accept dialogues with misogynistic undertones.

Malayalam cinema has been lampooned for films that saw its A-list heroes indulge in misogyny-speak and taking on roles entrenched in patriarchy.

Prithviraj’s decision to reject such roles and dialogues is a part of his personal journey as a person.

“Something just flipped inside me as an actor and I thought that I am no longer comfortable mouthing or glorifying lines like that. I have no problem in playing characters that unbearably misogynistic, but I have a huge problem with us implying that saying those lines by a hero is heroism or what an alpha-male should be,” said Prithviraj.