Actor Semmalar Annam on playing a tribal woman in an upcoming Malayalam film

The actor is happy juggling the two parallel worlds of cinema
“It was unforgettable,” recounts actor Semmalar about her 10-day shoot at a Kurumba tribal hamlet in Attapadi, Kerala. She was shooting there for her new Malayalam film titled
Mmmmm, directed by Vijeesh Mani. “The title denotes the sound of buzzing honey bees; the film revolves around honey hunters from the Kurumba tribe.With a decline in bee population, there are fewer beehives and the film shows how this impacts their livelihood,” says the actor over phone from Chennai, where she is dubbing for the film. “Two boys, Panali and Ben, accompanied our shoots to aid with translation as the Kurumbas speak a different language. They are here with me for dubbing as well, to make corrections in dialogue delivery and modulation,” says Semmalar, who speaks in an accented Tamil that has a Malayalam flavour. “I love Kerala food. I indulged in

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