Mammootty,
the
Big
M
of
the
industry,
is
all
set
to
portray
the
epic
character
Karnan
onscreen.
Interestingly,
it
was
the
complete
actor
Mohanlal,
who
suggested
Mammootty
for
the
role.
Initially,
writer
P
Sreekumar
approached
Mohanlal
with
the
screenplay
and
the
actor
was
impressed.
At
the
same
time,
Mammootty,
who
was
excited
about
the
project,
was
enquiring
about
the
developments.
After
analyzing
the
script
again,
Mohanlal
felt
that
Mammootty
is
more
suitable
for
the
role
and
suggested
the
writer
to
approach
him.
That
is
how
the
movie
went
to
Mammootty.
Even
though
Mammootty
and
Mohanlal
are
rivals
at
the
box
office;
they
are
great
friends
in
real
life.
Interestingly,
the
actors
even
stay
together,
whenever
they
attend
events
in
foreign
countries.
It
was
Mammootty
who
suggested
Mohanlal
for
Drishyam,
when
the
director
approached
him
with
the
script.
The
duo
has
acted
together
in
almost
55
movies,
in
last
37
years.
The
yet
to
be
titled
Mammootty
project,
based
on
Karnan
is
directed
by
actor-director
Madhupal.
The
movie
depicts
the
last
days
and
death
of
Karnan,
in
the
backdrop
of
Kurukshetra
war.
Interestingly,
film-maker
RS
Vimal
has
also
announced
a
project
based
on
Karnan,
with
Prithviraj
in
the
title
role.
The
movie
is
said
to
be
dealing
with
Karnan's
inner
conflicts.