Andrea
Jeremiah,
the
actress-singer
started
filming
for
the
upcoming
Mammootty
movie
Thoppil
Joppan.
Recently,
Andrea
announced
the
news
and
shared
a
location
selfie
through
her
official
Facebook
page.
According
to
the
sources,
she
is
playing
the
character
Annie,
a
chirpy
small
town
woman,
in
the
movie
directed
by
Johny
Antony.
Andrea
is
sharing
the
screen
with
Mammootty,
for
the
first
time
in
her
career.
The
role,
which
was
originally
written
for
Amala
Paul,
went
to
Andrea
after
Amala
turned
down
the
offer
due
to
her
busy
schedule.
Thoppil
Joppan
will
also
have
Mamtha
Mohandas
in
a
pivotal
role.
Andrea
Jeremiah
made
her
Mollywood
debut
with
the
acclaimed
movie
Annayum
Rasoolum.
Later,
she
played
the
female
lead
in
Prithviraj
starrer
London
Bridge
and
Mohanlal-Ranjith
team's
Loham.
Thoppil
Joppan
revolves
around
the
titular
character
Joppan,
played
by
Mammootty.
He
is
a
strong
kabaddi
lover
and
the
captain
of
'Cheers'
kabaddi
team.
Joppan
is
also
a
strong
alcoholic.
It
is
a
comeback
movie
for
director
Johny
Antony,
who
is
going
through
a
low
phase
in
his
career.
Thoppil
Joppan
is
produced
by
Noushad
Alathur
and
Jeevan
Nazar,
under
the
banner
Grande
Film
Corporation.