It
was
truly
surprising
news
for
all
Malayalam
moviegoer
that
Prithviraj
is
working
hard
at
a
gym
with
a
personal
trainer
to
get
a
stylish,
trendy
six-pack
abs
for
ace
director
Mani
Ratnam's
upcoming
multi-starrer
Ravana.
He
even
had
a
reputed
trainer
to
plan
his
workout.
The
actor
is
said
to
have
lost
10
kilos
during
the
last
three
months
and
has
refused
to
display
his
six-pack
in
his
Christmas
release
Lollypop.
Elder
brother,
actor
Indrajith,
is
also
working
hard
to
get
those
much-desired
six-pack
abs
which
he
will
display
in
his
forthcoming
Nayakan,
the
debut
directorial
venture
of
Lijo
Pellisseri,
a
frontline
ad
maker
and
son
of
late
actor
Jose
Pellisseri.
Nayakan,
a
revenge
drama,
will
present
Indrajith
as
an
action
hero
for
the
first
time
in
his
career.
Indrajith
is
also
learning
Kathakali
since
his
character
in
this
film
is
the
son
of
a
Kathakali
artist.
Dhanya
of
Thalappavu
fame
is
the
heroine.
Produced
by
Anoop
John,
Nayakan
has
Jagathy
Sreekumar,
Siddique,
Thilakan,
Cochin
Haneefa
and
Bheeman
Raghu
in
important
roles.
The
movie
has
already
started
shooting
at
Kochi
and
will
be
completed
after
its
shoot
at
Ottappalam.
Planned
as
a
realistic
action
movie,
Nayakan,
with
some
portions
shot
in
Malaysia,
is
likely
to
grace
theatres
during
summer
2009.
More
details
are
awaited.
Noted
for
his
villainous
roles
in
blockbusters
Meesa
Madhavan
and
Baba
Kalyani,
Indrajith
is
also
busy
with
Tamil
actor
Vikram's
much-anticipated
Kanthaswamy
(also
spelt
as
Kanthasamy
or
Kandasamy).
Produced
by
Kalaipuli
S.
Thanu
and
directed
by
Susi
Ganesan,
Kanthasamy
will
present
Indrajith
in
an
exacting
villain's
role.
Kanthasamy
will
have
its
global
release
in
summer
2009.