Popular
Tamil
actor
Arya
(a
Malayalee
from
Kasargod)
is
now
pinning
his
hopes
on
the
much-anticipated
Tamil
magnum
opus
Naan
Kadavul
(I
am
God)
by
director
Bala.
He
is
also
to
make
his
first
appearance
in
Malayalam
in
Casanova,
a
Rosshan
Andrews
film
with
superstar
Mohanlal
in
the
lead.
The
pooja
of
Casanova
took
place
on
Saturday
(January
24)
at
Confidante
Cascade,
Bangalore,
a
resort
run
by
the
producer
Dr.
Roy
C.J.
It
was
attended
by
Jagathy
Sreekumar,
Lalu
Alex,
Lakshmi
Rai,
Priyanka,
Priyadarshan,
Joshy,
Sibi
Malayil,
producers
Suresh
Kumar,
P.V
Gangadharan
and
Antony
Perumbavoor.
Rosshan
Andrews,
maker
of
super
hits
Udayananu
Tharam
(remade
in
Tamil
as
Vellithira)
and
Notebook,
has
been
working
on
this
script
for
the
last
two
years
along
with
its
writers
Sanjay
and
Bobby.
"After
reading
the
script,
Arya
was
very
eager
to
do
the
film
with
Mohanlal.
This
action,
romantic
thriller
revolves
around
a
Casanova
(Mohanlal)
who
believes
that
love
can
cure
crime," Rosshan
Andrews
was
quoted
as
saying.
Arya
has
given
40
days
call
sheet
to
shoot
the
film
in
April
and
May.
The
film
has
five
heroines
including
Lakshmi
Rai.
Major
portions
will
be
shot
in
Vienna
and
other
European
locations
from
April
10.
R.
Divakaran
wields
the
camera
while
Alex
Paul
sets
music.
The
action
scenes
will
be
choreographed
by
Hollywood's
stunt
coordinator
Franz
Spilhaus
of
Flight
in
Phoneix,
King
Soloman's
Mines,
Avenger,
Singh
is
Kinng
and
Drona
fame.
Produced
under
the
banner
of
Confident
Entertainment
(India)
Ltd.
with
a
budget
of
Rs.
10
crore,
Casanova
will
be
Mohanlal's
big
2009
Onam
release
on
September
2.