Published 16:33 IST, January 10th 2021

Prithviraj Sukumaran was first Malayalam actor to flaunt 6 pack abs for his B'wood movie

Actor Prithviraj Sukumaran became the first Malayalam actor to flaunt six-pack abs for his Bollywood debut 'Aiyya', opposite actor Rani Mukerji.

Reported by: Vaishnavi Navalka
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Actors undergo several things when it comes to nailing a character in a certain movie. y undergo various training to learn a new langu or any or type of activity to play on screen. Similarly, Malayalam actor Prithviraj Sukumaran developed a six-pack ab for his role in his Bollywood debut Aiyya. He starred opposite actor Rani Mukerji in film.

Prithviraj Sukumaran donned six-pack abs for this film

During an interview with Deccan Herald, Prithviraj spoke about donning six-pack abs in film. He said that his trainer had put him on a strict diet for five months. He had to play two different body types for different scenes in film. For a scene, Prithviraj played role of a man who does t care about his appearance. But for song sequences, he had to show six packs abs to match man in Meenakshi’s (Rani Mukerji) fantasy, a man who fits all those clichés of masculinity.

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Prithviraj Sukumaran was also given eugh time between two shoots, by directors and producers, for his transformation. actor admitted it was t his cup of tea but when he saw how it came off, it was worth it. He also became first Malayalam actor to sport a six-pack ab for film Aiyya.  

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Released in 2012, film Aiyya was a Hindi romantic comedy-drama film directed by Sachin Kundalkar. film did t receive a positive response from audience and was negatively reviewed. box office collection was also t up to mark, making it a Box-office fail. Prithviraj Sukumaran was, however, appreciated for his performance in film.

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film followed story of an eccentric woman named Meenakshi Deshpande who meets Surya, a Tamil artist. She instantly gets attracted to him. Meenakshi comes from a middle-class family of 5 and is rushed by her family to get married to an ideal man named Madhav. Although everyone else thinks Madhav is right guy for her, she finds herself attracted to Surya. film also starred Jyoti Subhash, Nirmiti Sawant, Anita Date Kelkar, Subodh Bhave and Amey Wagh.

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16:33 IST, January 10th 2021