Vinayan praises Honey Rose’s performance in 'Rachel,' says she earns more than top-paid actresses in Mollywood

Filmmaker Vinayan has heaped praise on Honey Rose, who is set to appear in the upcoming film Rachel. The veteran director expressed his confidence that the movie will be a commercial success, highlighting the actor's outstanding performance. He also noted that Honey Rose earns more from inaugurations than some of the highest-paid actresses in Malayalam cinema.

“Rachel exceeded all my expectations. Honey has done an incredible job portraying her character. It’s a serious film, and the crew has faced significant challenges to bring it to the screen. Films like this have the potential to be revolutionary, and I speak from experience when I say that. I commend the filmmakers for choosing such a unique and bold theme,” Vinayan said.

The director fondly recalled that Honey Rose first met him on the sets of the 2002-03 Prithviraj-starrer ‘Meerayude Dukhavum Muthuvinte Swapnavum.’ “Her father wanted me to cast his daughter as a heroine. At the time, I told him she was too young and needed to mature a bit. A few years later, as discussions for ‘Boyfriend’ with Manikuttan and a few newcomers began, her father approached me again. That’s when I decided to cast her in the movie,” Vinayan shared.

Vinayan also mentioned Honey's impressive earnings from inaugurations, saying, “Honey makes more money in a single year from inaugurations than the highest-paid actresses in Malayalam make from ten films. There’s a great joy in seeing smaller films achieve massive success. I started with comedy films, then came the horror film ‘Akasha Ganga.’ But ‘Vasanthiyum Lakshmiyum Pinne Njanum,’ made on a modest budget of just Rs 35 lakh, ended up being a much bigger success than all of them. It’s no small feat that such a film went on to collect Rs 3.5 crore back in those days. I sincerely hope that Rachel achieves the same level of success.”