A bunch of ex-convicts forming a wrestling club is a wacky idea. That’s exactly what drew Roshan Mathew to Chatha Pacha, director Adhvaith Nayar’s upcoming Malayalam action comedy. Naturally, in a film revolving around wrestling, the actor had to get his character’s physicality right. “Majority of our prep was physical in nature,” recalls Mathew, who is joined by Arjun Ashokan in the movie. 

The actor elaborates, “All of us began training three-four months before the shoot. We had three training sessions every day. One was with Davis Thomas, who worked on injury-proofing our body, strengthening our muscles, and making sure that the body could recover. The second trainer was Shravan, who guided us in stunts and acrobatics. Plus, we had our personal training.”