Rediff.com has published a short interview with Jayaram, the Malayalam actor. Fans of Kamal would remember Chanakyan in which Jayaram first acted with Kamal, which surprisingly was not a comedy. Highlights from the interview other than the news that Jayaram is in Dasavatharam…..

• People talk of ‘love at sight’ — in our case too, there was a kind of bonding on the first day itself.
• …as far as humour is concerned, we share the same wavelength.
• I was to act in Sati Leelavathi, in the role that eventually went to Ramesh Arvind.
• In my opinion, Kamal Haasan is a better singer than an actor.
• …I love watching him act.
• He loves everything about Kerala including our fish and rice.

Thenali was truly a blast, with Jayaram getting almost equal opportunity to perform. Never mind who’s the lover boy and who’s the family man…