Kunjali
Marakkar
is
a
much
anticipated
movie
by
the
megastar
Mammootty.
Directed
by
Amal
Neerad,
this
movie
will
be
the
big
budget
movie
that
has
been
ever
made
in
the
history
of
Malayalam
cinema.
The
movie
budget
is
around
Rs
40
crores.
If
reports
are
to
be
believed,
the
shooting
of
the
movie
will
begin
from
February
26,
at
Kozhikode,
next
year.
Kunjali
Marakkar
was
the
warrior
of
Samoothiri
Namboothirippad.
The
story
of
the
film
revolves
around
the
life
of
the
brave
warrior
and
his
fights
against
the
Portuguese.
Mammootty
portrays
the
role
of
Kunjali
Marakkar.
He
had
earlier
played
the
role
of
Pazhassiraja,
which
was
one
of
the
much
hyped
movie
of
its
time.
It
won
him
laurels.
It
was
directed
by
Hariharan
and
was
produced
by
Gokulam
Gopalan.
Kunjali
Marakkar
will
be
produced
under
the
banner
of
August
Cinema
by
Santhosh
Sivan,
Shaji
Nateshan
and
Prithviraj
who
are
currently
basking
in
the
success
of
their
last
release
Kadal
Kadannu
Oru
Mathukutty.
Producer
Santhosh
Sivan
will
be
wielding
the
camera
for
this
film.
Kunjali
Marakkar
is
also
said
to
be
a
bilingual
which
will
be
made
in
Malayalam
and
Tamil,
and
also
will
be
dubbed
in
Telugu
and
Hindi.
The
movie
has
used
a
lot
of
3D
effects
to
give
a
good
picturisation.
The
director
hopes
to
release
this
movie
by
next
year
August
15.