MG
Sasi
is
making
his
debut
as
a
film
director
with
Adayallangal
starring
Jyothirmayi
and
newcomer
Govind
Padmasurya
in
the
lead.
MG
Sasi
is
a
noted
telefilm
maker,
who
has
also
worked
as
a
long-time
associate
of
veteran
directors
TV
Chandran,
PT
Kunju
mohammad
and
Shyam
Prasad.
Adayallangal,
produced
under
the
banner
of
Valluvanaadan
Talkies,
is
based
on
the
life
of
Nandanar,
a
popular
Malayalam
novelist.
Nandanar
joined
the
army
at
age
sixteen
and
wrote
several
books
based
on
his
experiences
as
a
soldier.