Interview | Actor Rainjit Shaker: I have no objection to asking for any role

A breakout role in films is not easy, and Rainjit Shaker knows this. So the success of the second season of the web series, Kerala Crime FilesThe world means for a 36 -year -old actor. In the series, he plays the role of Civil Police Officer (CPO) police officer Praveen Chandran, who is part of a missing fellow police officer and an east-dosy investigation team.

Rainjit says that this is the first time he received so many calls to appreciate his work because he made his debut. Otamurivelicham In 2017. “This is the most seen role of my career so far and it means a lot.”

The actor says that the celebration of the success of the recently held series was an important occasion, especially with the presence of filmmaker Premkumar. “He enjoyed the series so much that he had called our director [Ahammed Khabeer]Screening of the show in Tamil Nadu, perhaps for the first time for a Malayalam web series, was equally exciting. ,

Actor Rainjit Shekar | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement

He is one of many engineers-turore-actors in Malayalam cinema. Thiruvananthapuram-Mool, who worked with companies such as Nest and Infosys, says that he is a film buff since his students and used to shoot a scene on his handcam chasing his engineering. “I wanted to get into films, but there was no clue about how to go about it. Then many auditions were not happening.”

His colleague Rahul Razi Nair was meeting in the turning point Nest. “We had only one dream. It was eventually inspired to direct him Otamurivelicham It received four Kerala State Film Awards. ,

Rainjit went on acting in Rahul Dakini And Kho khorole in Kho kho (As sociable peon Shivprasad) paid me some attention, then in my character Geethu unchanedOne of the stories in anthology, Freedom fightA scene in the latter, where Rajisha Vijayan swears on me, even became a fodder for the mems! ,

Rahul also cast him as a villain CadamRajisha starring. “It was a challenging role. Many people told me that they did not recognize me in that character.”

Constable act

Rainjit says that it is a sheer coincidence that he got three police roles back – ThalvanKcf And Flask“The characters are completely different from each other. Police in police Thalvan The boy is a next-door that praises Asif Ali’s character, KCF Praveen is skilled but in blunt and character Flask Willy and sly. ,

Rainjit insisted that the OTT revolution has helped his career in a big way. “Thanks to these platforms, people from other languages have seen my work. I once received a call from Lokesh Kanagaraja’s assistant. He saw Kho kho Wanted to talk about OTT and talk about it. It feels great when our films cross the boundaries. Now I also have friends and familiar in other film industries. ,

He adds web chain makes an actor more scope to perform. “I can add more layers to a character, which is not possible in films. Kcf There is a scene where I chat with my screen father. In fact, that part does not contribute to the story at all. When I asked AK (director Ahmed Kabir) about it, he said that the scene will help in entering my character a little more. He was right because the people who called me mentioned that scene. ,

Kcf Rainjit is the 15th project and he admits that anyone always has to be bright to be successful in cinema. “There are examples when you lose hope. This area is like this. I need the industry but the industry does not need me. So I should always be ready for the race. Rejection is part of the game. It is important to work hard.”

Rainjit Shaker with Rajisha Vijayan Kho kho
Photo Credit: Special Arrangement

Renji admitted that he is hesitant to promote himself and would rather let his work talk for him. “I ask people to see my work and then call me for audition. I am comfortable in this way. I have no objection to asking for the role in films. It’s not my job and I don’t feel ashamed of it. However, I am not eager to promote myself on social media or other platforms.”

Looking forward, Rainjit is thrilled about his next project, with the director-writer of Deenjith Ayyathon-Hanul Ramesh, who has created who has created Kishaninda KandamOne of the appreciated films of 2024. “Are the author of a majority Kcf And this was the one who called me for the film. I am not allowed to say anything about the film. But I am excited about it. ,

Kerala Crime Files is streaming on season 2 jiohotstar.