18
years
after
the
super
hit
musical
entertainer
Johnny
Walker
(1992),
director
Jayaraj
and
superstar
Mammootty
team
up
again
in
Loud
Speaker
based
on
a
script
written
by
scenarist-director
Renjith,
hero
of
Jayaraj's
Gulmohar.
The
pooja
of
Loud
Speaker
will
be
held
in
the
first
week
of
February.
Bollywood
actress
Gracy
Singh,
best
known
for
her
role
as
Gauri
in
Aamir
Khan
starrer
Lagaan
(2001),
will
be
the
heroine.
Planned
to
be
a
complete
musical
comedy
entertainer,
Loud
Speaker
has
Mammootty
donning
the
role
of
'Mike
Gopalan',
who
always
talks
very
loudly,
hence
his
nickname
Loud
Speaker.
Also
in
the
cast
are
Nedumudi
Venu,
Innocent,
Jagathy
Sreekumar,
Salim
Kumar,
Suraaj
Venjaramoodu,
Cochin
Haneefa
and
others.
Bijibal
has
scored
the
music
to
the
lyrics
written
by
Anil
Panachooran.
Noted
cinematographer
K.U.
Mohanan,
who
did
the
Bollywood
film
Don,
is
the
cameraman.
Produced
by
Kochi-based
Time
Ad
Release
(distributors
of
Dasavatharam
in
Kerala),
Loud
Speaker
will
be
one
of
Mammootty's
important
projects
in
2009.
His
other
projects
are
Handsome,
Pokkiriraja
and
Daddy
Cool.
The
house
warming
of
Mammootty's
new
house
at
Panampilly
Nagar,
Ernakulam
was
held
on
January
23,
the
release
day
of
his
latest
flick
Love
in
Singapore.
The
film
was
released
in
77
theatres
across
the
state.