Kalabhavan
Mani,
a
comedian-turned-serious
actor
as
well
as
a
strong
villain,
seems
to
be
signing
quite
a
good
number
of
movies
these
days,
despite
the
fact
that
none
of
his
recent
releases
have
been
hits.
After
signing
Kaliyuga
Raman
and
Char
Sou
Beez,
Kalabhavan
Mani
has
bagged
the
lead
role
in
yet
another
new
flick,
Gentleman,
to
be
directed
by
ad-film
maker
Majeed
Marancherry.
Produced
by
Razaaq
and
Sreejith
under
the
banner
of
Dubai
Great
Creations,
this
film
will
start
in
a
couple
of
months
in
locations
like
Palakkad
and
Pollachi.
In
Gentleman,
Mani
will
appear
as
a
psychic
goon
utilized
for
illegal
activities
by
society.
The
script
is
by
Kaloor
Dennis.
More
details
are
awaited.
Meanwhile,
the
shooting
of
Kalabhavan
Mani's
Char
Sou
Bees,
directed
by
debutant
Ramesh
Babu,
will
begin
at
locations
in
Kochi
in
December.
Mani
has
two
heroines,
Navya
Nair
and
Dhanya
in
this
film
produced
by
Vinod
Nair
under
the
banner
of
Cinema
Paradiso.
Another
highlight
of
Char
Sou
Bees
is
that
script
writer-director
Ranji
Panikkar
is
penning
the
songs
set
to
tune
by
Jassie
Gift;
Govindan
Kutty,
a
popular
television
presenter,
pens
the
screenplay.
The
other
cast
members
include
Jagathy,
Salimkumar,
Cochin
Haneefa,
Suraj
Venjaaramoodu,
Jaffer
Idukky
and
Kochu
Preman.