Hyderabad, February 14: Actress Malavika Mohanan, who performed all her stunts herself without a body double in director Maruthi's horror comedy 'The Raja Saab', starring actor Prabhas, has now responded to those who have disputed this claim by releasing a series of BTS videos showing her performing the stunts.
On her X timeline, Malavika Mohanan wrote, "I've been seeing a lot of tweets and articles about how I claimed to do my own stunts for ‘The Raja Saab’, but a body double did it, as there's a photo circulating online of a stunt artist who was my stunt double on the film."
She then went on to say, "Firstly, I enjoy doing action because I really love it. I've always been an active person, and I enjoy physically challenging myself and learning new things."
"Secondly, there's always a stunt double on set, even when the actors are doing their own stunts, because the action director gets them to rehearse the shot, as they are the experts, before getting the actor to do the final shot. Or, in the case of certain shots, when they feel it's too risky for the actor to do it, they prefer a professional to execute the shot, so you're not doing anything too risky without knowing how to do it correctly."
She concluded the post by saying, "So, here are some BTS clips of me performing some fun shots, and a big hug to my stunt double who taught me how to execute them correctly!"
It may be recalled that Malavika Mohanan, who played one of the three heroines in director Maruthi's horror comedy 'The Raja Saab', had, almost a month ago, shared a BTS video of her fight sequence in the film, disclosing that she loved performing stunts.
Sharing the BTS clip of her fight sequence on her social media timelines, she had said, "As girls, we rarely get to do action in films, but I love doing stunts, and I had so much fun doing this scene! Did you like this scene?"
Her question on X received a number of responses from both her followers and fans, with many praising her for her stunts in the film.