Suresh Gopi shares honest take on son Madhav’s performance in 'JSK'

Actor and Union Minister Suresh Gopi has shared his thoughts on his son Madhav Suresh’s performance in the movie JSK. Speaking candidly at a fan interaction hosted by Radio Mango, the veteran actor reflected on his mixed feelings after initially watching the film.

“I wasn’t really satisfied when I first saw Madhav’s acting in JSK,” Suresh Gopi admitted. “But when I watched the film again today, I felt he was doing alright.”

One scene in particular stood out for him, the moment where Madhav’s character storms out of the room after a heated exchange with my character. That scene,  Suresh Gopi said, stirred memories of his own portrayal of Dr. Narendran in the Padmarajan movie 'Innale.'

“When Madhav grabs the bag, slings it over his shoulder, and walks out without a word, that attitude reminded me of myself in Innale. It was like watching me fold a photo, slip it into a purse, clip it shut, and walk out saying, ‘Sorry, sorry for the disturbance,’” he said.

The senior actor drew cinematic parallels between his two sons, comparing them to memorable characters from Malayalam cinema. “My two sons reflect two shades of my own screen persona. Gokul is like Dennis from 'Summer in Bethlehem.' But Madhav has the emotional intensity of Nandagopan from Pathram. In fact, he’s the extreme version of Nandagopan with all his complexities,” he explained.

However, Suresh Gopi wasn’t shy about pointing out moments that didn’t quite land. “There was one scene that felt off where Madhav kept his eyes awkwardly wide open. I think it was one of the earlier scenes he shot. It’s the one where he says, ‘Isn’t the court a place where truth triumphs?’ That eye expression was a bit exaggerated.”

 “In another scene, he confronts me, saying, ‘Isn’t it because of you that this happened to Janaki? Don’t you have a responsibility for this?’ The look he gave me then, so hopeless, as if to say there’s no point talking to this man, was powerful,” he said.