{"id":309778,"date":"2026-10-19T11:28:29","date_gmt":"2026-10-19T11:28:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/309778\/"},"modified":"2026-10-19T11:28:29","modified_gmt":"2026-10-19T11:28:29","slug":"mamitha-baiju-he-believed-in-me-i-am-very-grateful-to-him-mamitha-baiju-thanks-girish-ad-for-trusting-her-with-bethlehem-kudumba-unit-malayalam-movie-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/309778\/","title":{"rendered":"Mamitha Baiju: &#8216;He believed in me, I am very grateful to him&#8217;: Mamitha Baiju thanks Girish AD for trusting her with &#8216;Bethlehem Kudumba Unit&#8217; | Malayalam Movie News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <img src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/he-believed-in-me-i-am-very-grateful-to-him_-mamitha-baiju-thanks-girish-ad-for-trusting-her-with-fb.jpeg\" alt=\"'He believed in me, I am very grateful to him': Mamitha Baiju thanks Girish AD for trusting her with 'Bethlehem Kudumba Unit'\" title=\"'He believed in me, I am very grateful to him'_ Mamitha Baiju thanks Girish AD for trusting her with.\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/>&#8216;He believed in me, I am very grateful to him&#8217;_ Mamitha Baiju thanks Girish AD for trusting her with. Mollywood actress <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/mamitha-baiju\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Mamitha Baiju<\/a> has expressed gratitude to filmmaker <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/girish-ad\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Girish AD<\/a> for believing in her and offering her a key role in &#8216;Bethlehem Kudumba Unit&#8217;. The film, starring <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/nivin-pauly\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Nivin Pauly<\/a> and Mamitha Baiju, became a major box-office success and continues to receive positive responses following its OTT release.Speaking at the film&#8217;s success celebration, the actress recalled how Girish AD had narrated the story to her soon after the shoot of &#8216;Super Sharanya&#8217; wrapped up. She said she had not expected the filmmaker to place such confidence in her at the time.<\/p>\n<p>Mamitha Baiju recalls Girish AD narrating the story<\/p>\n<p>Mamitha Baiju revealed that Girish AD had approached her with the story of &#8216;Bethlehem Kudumba Unit&#8217; before &#8216;Super Sharanya&#8217; was even released. The filmmaker had already felt she would be suitable for the character, although she did not understand what made him so confident about her.\u201cAfter &#8216;Super Sharanya&#8217;, the film\u2019s shoot had just wrapped up, and it had not been released yet. Girish chettan told me the story of &#8216;Bethlehem&#8217; at that time itself. He said then that it would be good if I played this character. Even today, I don\u2019t know what made Girish chettan say that to me or what gave him the confidence to trust me.Now, as I stand here at the success meet of &#8216;Bethlehem&#8217;, all I have to say to Girish chettan is thank you. When someone stands by a person like me, who is practically nothing, there is a certain value they give that person. That is how I feel about Girish chettan. Whether it was &#8216;Premalu&#8217; or &#8216;Bethlehem&#8217;, at a time when I didn\u2019t even believe I could play a main heroine\u2019s role like this, he believed in me. I am very grateful to him,\u201d Mamitha said, as quoted by Reporter website.<\/p>\n<p>Mamitha Baiju thanks the cast and crew<\/p>\n<p>At the success celebration of &#8216;Bethlehem Kudumba Unit&#8217;, Mamitha Baiju thanked the technicians, co-stars and other members of the team. She acknowledged those who worked both in front of and behind the camera, recognising their contribution to the film&#8217;s achievement. The &#8216;Jana Nayagan&#8217; actress also made a special mention of her fellow cast members.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Bethlehem Kudumba Unit&#8217; enjoys box-office success<\/p>\n<p>Directed by Girish AD, &#8216;Bethlehem Kudumba Unit&#8217; stars Nivin Pauly and Mamitha Baiju in the lead roles. The film arrived in theatres on August 21 and reportedly received a strong response from its opening shows. Positive word of mouth helped the movie maintain its momentum at the box office. Its collections eventually crossed Rs 300 crore, making it a major commercial success. 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