Our audience comprises popular comedy artistes on television. Serious questions are put in a simple way to the guests, which, sometimes, take them by surprise. Though we take up current topics for discussion, the way we go about it is different. It was planned as an Onam programme and our first episode was with politician P.C. Life is full of tension and problems, so my idea is to approach social issues in a lighter way, instead of adding to the unhappiness. Comedy, I find, is closer to real-life situations than many of our serials. As an artiste and a viewer, I find the characters and situations far-fetched and over the top. I have always kept away from mega serials. Ivar Vivahitharaayal, Happy Husbands, Sakudumbam Shyamala, Janapriyan, Beautiful, Mumbai Police and After that I acted in serials such as ‘Mahatma Gandhi Colony’, ‘Indumukhi Chandramathi’, ‘Bharyamar Sookshikuka’, and ‘Naadum Nattarum’. My entry into television was through a social satire on Surya TV, ‘Nurungukal’. Joby, the late Monilal, Pradeep Prabhakar and Suraj Venjaramoodu were some of the artistes in the troupe. Then, along with a few friends, I formed a troupe, Narmakala. For a while I was a professional mimicry artiste in the troupe of the late actor Krishnankutty Nair. Mimicry has been a part of my life since my school and college days.
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