The thriller Night Curfew, which releases in theatres on April 12, has Action Queen Malashree in the lead. But the veteran actress almost didn’t do the film, as the subject hit a little too close to home. Night Curfew is a subject that takes place at a hospital in one night during the pandemic, and that was something Malashree was not too comfortable with at first. She had, after all, had immense personal loss during the pandemic, when her husband Ramu succumbed to Covid-19.

Speaking to Gaurish Akki Studio, Malashree says that she almost rejected the film before even getting a narration, as she did not want to be a part of a Covid-related subject. But then the team insisted that she take this decision after listening to the story, which she did almost a week later. “The story was, no doubt, interesting. The pandemic was a time when there was a lot of pain and suffering all around. Amid such a terrible time, there were people who were out to benefit from this suffering, which is a part of the story,” says Malashree.

The actress adds that the team and her children felt that if she did the film, the intended message would have greater impact. In the film, Malashree plays an army doctor, which explains her ability to do stunts, given her training. Kannadathi fame Ranjani Raghavan also plays a pivotal role in the film, in which Pramod Shetty is the antagonist.

Ranjani Raghavan - Night Curfew excited me for its story and that I got to act with Malashree ma’am 

What also stood out for Malashree was that the story takes place in only one night, a premise that she says has worked well in other movies earlier, when the narrative occurs across a finite period of time, like, say, 24 hours or a night, as is the case here. “There won’t be much lag in the story-telling,” she says.

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