Based on her performances in movies like “Kappela”, “Kumbalangi Nights”, “Helen” and so on, actress Anna Ben has established herself in the mollywood. Recently, she hit another level when she played Kyra in Kalki 2898 AD. But it is worth remembering a difficult period of her carrier when she had to face significant problems. For the film starring Prithviraj Sukumaran.
Mimicking Anna Benn could get drunk at Cosplay Shaji Kailas’ Kaappa. The phrase ‘Gunda Binu’ became an amusing expression for many people due to its popularity with him as one of Malayali childhood jokes. It was this kind of meaning that made viewers consider Annaben’s serious character to be ridiculous and funny hence leading to trolls against Anna Benn.
The Gunda Binu character was intended to be all serious and impactful but was not accepted by audiences because of the comic associations with the name. Critics and audience members observed that the climax of Kaapa, particularly the heavy revelation concerning Gunda Binu’s identity, unintentionally generated laughter. This significantly contributed to its poor performance at the box office. Furthermore, the final conversation between Nirausa and Annaben’s characters has even become popular meme fodder which underscores a wider space between how drama is intended to work on audience.
Though Kaapa received mixed reviews, Annaben stepped out from spoofs and confirmed her versatility and ability as an actor. It showed how well she can play different roles when she starred as Kyra in Kalki 2898 AD.
Kaapa is a Malayalam action thriller directed by Shaji Kailas with screenplay written by GR Indugopan based on his novel Shankhumukhi; it will release in 2022.
