Mohanlal,
chairman
of
Jose
Thomas
Performing
Arts
Centre
[JT-pac]
will
play
Prospero,
the
protagonist
in
Shakespeare's
The
Tempest
[Malayalam]
directed
by
T.K.Rajeev
Kumar,
its
artistic
director.
Gopinath
Muthukad
will
play
the
role
of
spirit
Ariel.
''The
magical
parts
will
be
handled
by
Muthukad
and
it
will
be
a
different
interpretation
of
the
bard'
s
play''
according
to
Mohanlal.
The
stage
is
a
passion
that
keeps
this
actor
busy
throughout.
'Karnabharam'
was
a
once-in-a-lifetime
experience,
where
he
spoke
those
sanskrit
dialogues
before
experts
in
the
language
sitting
on
the
front
row'
of
the
show.
Chayamukhi'
came
next
as
a
stage
production.
It
has
been
Mohanlal's
wish
of
to
establish
a
high-tech
theatre
like
JT-
pac
which
is
coming
up
in
Kochi.
He
said,
"It
will
be
a
visual
treat,
watching
a
performance
here.
We
will
have
an
altogether
new
culture
here.
There
are
good
plays
and
audiences
who
lap
them
up
in
Mumbai,
Delhi
and
Chennai.
But
here
in
Kerala
we
do
not
have
a
theatre
for
it
and
JT-
pac
will
be
the
first.
The
government
must
encourage
such
a
venture."