Originally Posted by
Perumthachan
the book was a bestseller. a part of it was/is there in 9th or 10th malayalam syllabus. so that's one step forward. second, everyone has an idea what the plot is about. hero will be alone for long spaces of the movie in a desert looking after goats. that's a huge relief for blessy. i mean, he does not have to add any commercial props. he can be as bleak as bleak can possibly be. of course there will be voice over narration by the hero. the book has lots of self musings which can be possible only if there is voice over narration. pinne, tom hanks' cast away had him struggling against nature hoping to succeed one day (something like di caprio in the revenant) ivide the struggle part is comparatively less i think... the book is basically defeatist in structure... pinne prithvi, well keeping fahad aside, i think prithvi would definitely be the next choice... he won't be bad that's for sure... how good will have to be seen... oru actornu nallapole perform cheyaan pattiya role aanu... this could be prithvi's once in a lifetime role... the anguish of loneliness, the frustration of being cheated, the torment of dying each day in a vast expanse, sambhavam nallapole convey cheytha, could be a good experience...