Famous
literary
figure
Thakazhy's
grandson
Raj
Nair
is
directing
his
first
film
titled
Punyam
Aham.
The
legend
of
Naranathu
Bhranthan,
Vararuchi
and
Panjami
is
the
basis
for
this
movie.
It
is
one
of
the
few
films
that
Prithviraj
has
agreed
to
act
this
year.
Prithviraj
and
Samvritha
Sunil
are
the
lead
actors,
with
Nedumudi
Venu,
K.P.A.C.
Lalitha
and
M.R.
Gopakumar
in
other
important
roles.
This
year's
state
award
recipient,
M.J.
Radhakrishnan
is
behind
the
camera;
Isaac
Thomas
Kottukapilly
is
scoring
the
music.
Edited
by
Beena
Paul
Venugopal,
the
movie
is
set
to
start
by
September.
The
movie,
produced
under
Mirabilia
Films
by
Raj,
Shyamaprasad
and
Janardhana
Menon
has
the
surprise
element
of
having
no
songs
at
all.
Raj
Nair,
with
a
doctorate
in
oral
medicine,
teaches
at
Brisbane
University
in
Australia.
He
will
also
write
the
script
of
the
movie.
He
earlier
directed
a
documentary
Kaazhchavasthukkal,
on
the
loneliness
of
old
aged,
featuring
his
grandmother
Katha.
Raj
is
planning
his
next
movie
in
Thai,
titled
The
Blind
Mirror