Malayalam actor Shafiq Mustafa ‘The Hunt – Rajiv Gandhi murder case’ became Shivarson

Actor Shafiq Mustafa Nagesh Kukunur is a revelation in the web series Hunt ,Rajiv Gandhi murder caseAs Mercurial Shivarson, Shafiq, the mastermind behind the 1991 murder of the former Prime Minister, impresses in his breakout role. The Kochi-based actors are blindly happy at the result and the response coming on their way from the industry colleagues.

The 35-year-old for a self-affected actor, who is from Shorranur, was beyond his wild dreams. It came through a friend who told him about a production house that a South Indian actor needed. Later a round of auditions, which included a dummy view-and-look test, was inside. He still has the opportunity to work with a director like Nagesh Kukunur.

“It is an honor for me to work with someone like Nagesh sir. It is not that I am an established actor, I am trying to make a career for myself in films, and to work with him … I have given it my best shot!” His experience is 2020 film through a feature film Ayyappanam koshimIn which he had some scenes.

With Nagesh Kukkunur. Photo Credit: Special Arrangement

Shivarson’s character shown in the web series is complex, intelligent and clever. They have an air of cool resolution with pride, all of which are able to translate onscreen without going to the top.

Since Shafiq was barely a year old when the events depicted in the series had a clean slate, on which the character was to be attracted. “While part of my research came about documentaries, interviews about them, news reports, and photographs, the rest talked to those who lived through journalists at those times, especially through journalists. In this way I could try to go to the character’s mind,” says Shafiq. Nagesh’s inputs were very helpful, he says in shaping the character towards his vision.

“I didn’t read 90 days (Anirudhya Mitra’s book, the series is based on this) I did not know the length of my character … I did not know much HuntI gave it a shot because it felt anything that I have faced in my career so far, even if I am just starting. ,

Among the challenges of Sri Lankan dialect of Tamil, Shivarson, he says it was physically demanding. “Prosthetic eye was a literal pain in the eyes. It was so painful that often my eyes started filling water. It was literally, keeping an foreign object in the eye and sometimes it was a real difficult part. It was a real difficult part. Nagesh sir apologized for the discomfort … imagine someone of your height!”

Although Shafiq has not learned acting, he was involved in the theater while staying in school. He came to Kochi, included his cinema dreams as editing and assistant directors in separate departments. “These were all my friends, so I could be a part of films, films!”

Although he does not have too much feature films under his belt, he has been part of something, including notable.Thirutu Mundam. The film directed by Renjith Vijayan was an official selection in the international documentary of Kerala and the short film Festival (IdsFK 2023).

He does not know what comes next, but for now he is reacting to the moment and people like Ahmed Khabir, director Kerala Crime FilesWho told him that his performance was “linked with honest and complete integrity.”

Hunt – Rajiv Gandhi murder case is streaming on Soniliv