Malavika Mohanan sits down for a candid chat with Filmfare as she traces her beginnings in the film industry. She talks about growing up in a film-oriented family with her parents – renowned cinematographer K.U. Mohanan and Beena Mohanan – and how her worldview about cinema was shaped by the exposure she received at home.

Malavika goes on to reflect on her successful collaborations with superstars Rajinikanth and Thalapathy Vijay, and later, on her major stepping stone with Iranian filmmaker Majid Majidi’s Beyond the Clouds, also starring Ishaan Khatter.