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Yearning to be a villain

He is a headload worker who is also a small time actor and he has hitched his wagon to a star

HOPEFUL K.B. Vineesh Photo: H. Vibhu

K B. Vineesh has sharp eyes, and a voice that makes you sit up. The stocky 32-year-old has the looks of a screen villain and a dogged determination to make it big. But this head load worker says luck has never been on his side. He has acted and dubbed in a couple of serials and movies in small roles. A high school dropout, he ekes out his livelihood as a headload worker in the Railway marshalling yard and also as a daily wage earner in the Cochin Corporation, but he is confident he has it in him to be an actor.

"I have just finished doing a role as a lorry driver today, in `Thuruppukulan'. I appear in a few scenes and also have a few dialogues," he says happily. On Sunday last, he appeared in `Cinemala' on TV as Chief Minister Oommen Chandy's old friend. Humour is also among his preferences. "While I was in school, I got the first prize at the sub district youth festival in mono act," he adds. His best role to date has been in the telefilm, `Kannadi Veedu', of Punnathil Kunjabdulla, wherein he acted as a Naxalite leader. Vineesh has appeared in a host of serials like `Ohari', (as the milkman), in `Stree', `Sahadharmini' and in movies like `Chronic Bachelor', in one or two scenes.

Vineesh was very active in theatre earlier. His two brothers are in drama troupes. In Carmel Theatre's, `Athippazhathinte Naattil' his role was that of a blind man.

Vineesh has also taken part in folk dances and cinematic dances. Street plays are another area where he has been able to contribute much, he says, especially during elections. He is a cadre of the CPM and has been instrumental in putting up several plays. Because of his deep voice, he also does a lot of announcements during the polls, Vineesh says. "I would love to don a villain's role, and I have the confidence," says Vineesh whose mother is a fisherwoman. What she earns and my remuneration as a headload worker is often not enough for the family, so I find it difficult to pursue my dreams," says the man from Udayamperoor who has the courage to try his luck in a make believe world which is certainly not a level playing field for him. Yet, he has his fingers crossed and believes his talent may yet see him through.

PREMA MANMADHAN

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