Thiruvananthapuram:
In khaki pants and slacks with the ticket rack and cash bag in hand, he would have passed for any other bus conductor.
But only after a few moments the passengers realised that it was Kerala Transport Minister Jose Thettayil, who was conducting the bus.
Thettayil, himself a film buff, was doing the role of a conductor in a film directed by debutant director Mahadevan titled "Kaana Kobmath" (On unseen branch).
The minister, who appears only in a few scenes, boarded the bus at Pala in Kottayam district along with the shooting crew a few days ago.
The director said the minister had great acting talent and he was alright in the first take itself.
Though it was his maiden appearance before the camera, Thettayil said he did not feel any tension.
"Both politics and acting require some basic talent. I think only a good artist can become a good politician," Thettayil, a Janata Dal nominee in the cabinet said.
Interestingly, Thettayil is not the first minister in the state to act in films. Kerala Congress (B) leader K B Ganesh, who was Transport Minister in the previous UDF Government, is a leading film and TV actor.
Senior Muslim League leader and former minister Dr M K Muneer has also appeared in films and albums.
But only after a few moments the passengers realised that it was Kerala Transport Minister Jose Thettayil, who was conducting the bus.
Thettayil, himself a film buff, was doing the role of a conductor in a film directed by debutant director Mahadevan titled "Kaana Kobmath" (On unseen branch).
The minister, who appears only in a few scenes, boarded the bus at Pala in Kottayam district along with the shooting crew a few days ago.
The director said the minister had great acting talent and he was alright in the first take itself.
Though it was his maiden appearance before the camera, Thettayil said he did not feel any tension.
"Both politics and acting require some basic talent. I think only a good artist can become a good politician," Thettayil, a Janata Dal nominee in the cabinet said.
Interestingly, Thettayil is not the first minister in the state to act in films. Kerala Congress (B) leader K B Ganesh, who was Transport Minister in the previous UDF Government, is a leading film and TV actor.
Senior Muslim League leader and former minister Dr M K Muneer has also appeared in films and albums.
