Viswam's character is a kind of a charming gentleman. I felt the perfect person physically as well as performance-wise was Mammootty. He was the best I could get. I felt he also justifies Viswam, who is a half Namboodiri. Even his accent suited Viswam.

I sent my people to him with the script, and he was curious. He likes to experiment. He believes that first-time directors do well.

When I met him, I told him, 'this is what my dream is about, and you are my Viswam. So, you don't have to do anything