Malayalam Actor Kannan Sagar Reveals He Owns Small Grocery Store: Art Alone Is Not Enough...

Actor Kannan Sagar, who has appeared in films such as Dulquer Salmaan's Charlie, and Tovino Thomas' Anweshippin Kandethum, has revealed that runs a small grocery store.

The actor confessed that his decision to do so was in accordance to what his wife wished for, and with an intention that the store will help make ends meet.

In his social media post, Kannan wrote (originally in Malayalam)

"Business, too, is an art. It’s built on interactions — buying, selling, lending on credit. And if there’s a delay in payment, isn’t it natural for us to ask? But the moment we do, the buyer’s face changes. Sometimes it’s a sharp look. Sometimes a blunt reply: ‘I’ll only buy once I clear my dues.’ After all, this isn’t the only shop in town.

Then come the words that sting: ‘Didn’t I pay properly till last time? So what’s the problem now?’ Or that subtle undertone: ‘I only come here thinking it might help you out.’ There’s even the casual threat: ‘Let me tell this to ten others.’But this isn’t something unique to my little shop. This is just a glimpse of what small traders face every single day.

try to gently draw out their stories, ask how their work is going, whether there are any financial burdens, what’s new back in their locality. I ask about their travels, about people they’re not on good terms with, and stand hearing conversations that have a bit of flavour, a touch of spice, a little sourness, even some bitterness and banter. But never, not even in passing you should mention that their so-called enemies shop here too. One careless word and they’ll stop coming. And that means a customer is lost, and perhaps the dues that will never come back. So I try to make everyone feel welcome, at ease. No anger. No irritation. No loaded words. Because the moment a conversation turns cold or tense, a customer is lost."

Afterall, this shop was born from a persistent thought in my wife’s heart: that we needed something steady for the safety of the family and to meet our daily needs as there are days when art alone is not enough to sustain the family."

Kannan has performed mimicry with artists like Jafar Idukki. Since 1990, Kannan, has been a member of professional mimicry groups. He has also been a part of comedy skits and serials.

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