WOW! Mammootty To Play Payyambilli Chanthu In Ranjith-Hariharan Movie?
Mammootty, the megastar is all set to essay yet another historical character in his career. Read on...
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oi-Akhila
By Akhila Menon
Mammootty,
the
megastar
has
a
special
skill
to
essay
the
historical
characters.
He
has
proved
the
same
with
some
brilliant
roles,
including
Chathiyan
Chanthu
of
Oru
Vadakkan
Veeragadha
and
Kerala
Varma
Pazhassi
Raja
of
Pazassi
Raja.
As
per
the
latest
reports,
Mammootty
is
all
set
to
essay
yet
another
historical
character
in
his
career.
If
things
fall
in
place,
the
upcoming
Hariharan
project
which
is
scripted
by
writer-director
Ranjith
will
have
Mammootty
in
the
role
of
Payyambilli
Chanthu.
Payyambilli
Chanthu
is
a
highly
popular
character
from
Vadakkan
Pattukal.
He
was
one
of
the
most
celebrated
martial
arts
experts
and
Kalari
heads
of
ancient
Northern
Kerala.
Interestingly,
Chanthu
was
also
the
guru
of
the
legendary
hero
Thacholi
Othenan.
Hariharan,
who
confirmed
the
news
in
a
recent
interview
given
to
a
popular
online
media,
stated
that
it
is
too
early
to
reveal
any
further
details
of
the
project.
Scenarist
Ranjith
has
already
begun
working
on
the
screenplay
for
the
prestigious
project.
If
things
fall
in
place,
Payyambilli
Chanthu
will
mark
the
comeback
of
Mammootty
to
Vadakkan
Pattu
characters
genre
of
films,
after
a
long
gap
of
28
years.
The
team
is
planning
to
announce
the
project
officially,
after
completing
the
script.
Hariharan,
who
also
expressed
his
deep
excitement
over
the
upcoming
Mohanlal-MT
Vasudevan
Nair
project
Randamoozham,
stated
that
the
multi-lingual
project
is
a
huge
inspiration
for
the
makers
to
try
a
hand
on
big
scale
films.