Actor Senthil Rajaamani who plays the lead in
Vinayan's Chalakkudikkaran Changathi which is based on late actor
Kalabhavan Mani divulges that he was scared how people of Chalakkudy would react when they were shooting in Chalakkudy.
“They love him like crazy and I knew they will not forgive me if I don’t do justice to him.” Senthil did a lot of rehearsals before shooting each scene.
“One scene was that of Manichettan during his days as an auto driver. I wore the khaki uniform, the red thilak on the forehead and the shoot began. People started crowding and most of them knew the deceased actor well. Some even used to be his fellow drivers. After the shoot was over, some of them ran to me, cried and hugged me.” Senthil says that there can never be a better appreciation than this.