India, Dec. 18 -- Superstar Mohanlal's second film of the year, Thudarum, was a raging success, which also gifted Malayalam cinema a handsome villain with George Sir, played impeccably by Prakash Varma. Thudarum director Tharun Moorthy recently revealed that George Sir's casting was the toughest for the team to crack, and they even considered roping in a Hindi actor. But his writer vetoed the suggestion, saying that it looked plastic.

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The 2025 Malayalam film Thudarum pitted Mohanlal's Benz Shanmugham against Prakash Varma's George Sir, giving one of the iconic rivalries in recent times. Recounting how they made t...