Having said that we were apprehensive as to how Father Abel would react to Innocent’s mimicking, especially his neck twitch). It was decided that Innocent would be a perfect fit to play Father Abel. Kaloor Dennis wrote the script for Kalabhavan Ansar’s story. It was exhilarating to watch the crowd's energy and how they responded to their jokes. This was before I saw their programme at the Edapally temple ground. When Kaloor Dennis and Simple Basheer suggested that I make a film in the backdrop of Mimics Parade, I wasn't sure whether it will work.
The directors who made films based on Mimics Parade: This time it was at the University College, Thiruvanthapuram. It was director Rajeev Kumar who gave us our first booking after watching our debut show at the Fine Arts Hall. In fact, I was the one who suggested Mimics Parade for our troupe. That was how our bond with Kalabhavan started. Just to make sure Lal's opportunity didn't get squandered, I decided to accompany him to meet Father Abel. When I met Lal after a few days and enquired about the meeting Lal told me that he didn't have the heart to go without me. Surely, we had changed into another set of clothes after the robbery! After a lot of pleading, they suggested that we call someone to prove our innocence. They had come to the conclusion that we were thieves, which was further consolidated when they unwrapped our packets to reveal our stage clothes. Though we explained that it was a gift, they remained unconvinced. That's when two cops stopped us and demanded to know rather rudely what we were doing at that time of the hour with coconut tree stalks. At 1 am, we started walking home, carrying these stalks. The driver handed over the gift to us and excused himself on the pretext that he had another assignment. By the time we reached Kalabhavan, only Siddique, me, and the driver were left in the van. The organisers laid them on our vehicle with the suggestion that perhaps we could eat them on our way. While leaving, they picked a bunch of red coconut, complete with stalks. After the show, our organisers were at their hospitable best. That night the programme was at the Mammen Mappila Hall in Kottayam.
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