Malavika Mohanan Proves She Did Her Own Stunts in 'The Raja Saab' with BTS Clips

Malavika Mohanan has responded to online skepticism about her performing stunts in 'The Raja Saab' by releasing behind-the-scenes videos. She clarified that while a stunt double was present for rehearsals and risky shots, she executed the final takes herself. The actress emphasized her personal enjoyment of action and physical challenges. Her initial reveal of the stunt work last month was met with widespread praise from fans.

Key Points: Malavika Mohanan Shares BTS Stunt Videos for The Raja Saab

  • Actress addresses stunt double claims
  • Shares BTS videos as proof
  • Explains role of stunt doubles on set
  • Played a lead role in Prabhas's film
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Malavika Mohanan shares BTS clips to prove she did her stunts herself in 'The Raja Saab'

Actress Malavika Mohanan releases behind-the-scenes clips to prove she performed her own stunts in Prabhas's film The Raja Saab, addressing online doubts.

Malavika Mohanan shares BTS clips to prove she did her stunts herself in 'The Raja Saab'
"I do action because I really enjoy doing action. I've been a sporty girl since a young age - Malavika Mohanan"

Hyderabad, Feb 14

Actress Malavika Mohanan, who did all her stunts herself without a body double in director Maruthi's horror comedy 'The Raja Saab', featuring actor Prabhas in the lead, has now hit back at those who have been disputing that claim by releasing a series of BTS videos showing her doing the stunts herself.

Taking to her X timeline, Malavika Mohanan wrote, "Been seeing a lot of tweets and articles about how I claimed to do my own stunts for 'The Rajasaab' 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 do action because I really enjoy doing action. I've been a sporty girl since a young age and I enjoy physically challenging my body and learning new things."

"Secondly, there's always a stunt double on sets even when the actors are doing their own stunts as the action director gets them to do the rehearsals of the shot as they're the experts, before getting the actor to do a final shot. Or in the case of certain shots when they feel it's too risky for the actor to do it- they feel it's better for 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 saying,"So here's some bts of me doing some fun shots & a big hug to my stunt double who taught me how to execute them right :)"

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 and disclosed that she loved to do stunts.

Taking to her social media timelines to share the BTS clip of her fight sequence in the film, she had said, "As girls we rarely get to do action in films, but I love doing stunts and 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 of her fans praising her for stunts in the film.

- IANS

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Rohit P
Why is there so much negativity? If she says she did the stunts and has proof, we should appreciate the effort. Not every actress would go through the training. More power to Malavika!
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Arjun K
Honestly, the whole debate feels unnecessary. She's being transparent with the BTS clips. In our film industry, we should celebrate when actors put in this kind of physical work, whether it's a hero or a heroine. It raises the bar for everyone.
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Sarah B
I respect her dedication, but I do wish the article focused a bit more on the film itself and not just this social media controversy. The movie has Prabhas and is a horror comedy—that's interesting too! 🎬
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Karthik V
She handled the criticism with grace. A big hug to the stunt double she mentioned—that's classy. Teamwork makes the dream work, yaar. The final product on screen is what matters to us fans.
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Nisha Z
As a woman, I love seeing this! "As girls we rarely get to do action in films" – she's so right. Hope this inspires more directors to write stronger, action-oriented roles for actresses in Indian cinema. 💪

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