'STORY OF EDAKKAD BATTALION IS ACTUALLY...': WRITER P BALACHANDRAN REVEALS | EDAKKAD BATTALION 06

In an exclusive interview to Behindwoods, Actor/Writer P Balachandran clarifies that first of all, the story of Edakkad Battalion 06 was Shrikant Balachandran's, who is his son. He mentions that Shrikant was the one who discussed such a concept with him, and hence Edakkad Battalion 06 began. Balachandran mentions that unusuality in a concept or story is what keeps it going and engaging. And, he found that this script could well adapt to the unusuality that he had been thinking for a long time.

Other than concentrating on the usual military clashes, how an army personnel deals with the problems in his own village is what the story focuses on, says Balachandran. That is why the place the battle takes place is Edakkad. In the same time, we are also trying to spread awareness about national safety, he mentions. About Tovino-Samyuktha pair, he says that it was good to have them in the movie as it is to the audience needs that one needs to cater too. 

When asked if he forces himself to add commercial elements in the scripts he crafts, Balachandran replies in affirmative, mentioning that he plans everything and thinks about the requirements when it comes to framing a scene. About his role in Edakkad Battalion, Balachandran mentions that apart from this movie, he has never crafted a role for himself. He says that he created a role for himself in this movie because only now he has accepted himself as an actor. Check out the full video here!

'STORY OF EDAKKAD BATTALION IS ACTUALLY...': WRITER P BALACHANDRAN REVEALS | EDAKKAD BATTALION 06 VIDEO