
Aishwarya Rajesh in a still from Sakhavu
Quick Take
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'I didn't know Malayalam,' said Aishwarya Rajesh
'I must have mispronounced many words,' she added
'That scene took 15 takes,' Aishwarya Rajesh said
Talking about a hilarious incident during her initial days of shoot, Aishwarya recalls, "Since Sakhavu was the first film I signed in Malayalam, the local set up was all very new to me. I didn't know Malayalam. So I would chat mostly in Tamil with cameraman George Williams who has shot Tamil movies as well. It was only after a fortnight into the shoot, that my language skills improved. But before that, the unit had a lot of fun at my expense during one particular scene."

Team Sakhavu photographed on the sets of the film (courtesy iflickz.com)
But, it didn't end there! Though a laughing Nivin left, Aishwarya found director Siddharth too drowned in mirth. "Soon I also started laughing! Since I couldn't continue my scene, I requested Siddharth also to leave and let me complete it with cameraman Williams. He willingly obliged but soon after that, even cameraman Williams was chuckling too. That scene took 15 takes. By the end of it, the entire unit was in splits."
Aishwarya is all praise for her co-star Nivin, "Though I didn't speak Malayalam fluently, Nivin was very helpful. He would correct me and even conduct dialogue readings with me, before the actual take. His giving cues greatly helped me with my counters which made the actual shoot more real. He is a very chilled out and cool person. He is very cheerful on sets. Contrary to the serious side we see in films, he's very friendly and keeps making people laugh all the time."
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