After
gaining
international
attention
with
his
notable
character
in
Santhosh
Sivan's
much
acclaimed
Before
The
Rains,
veteran
Malayalam
actor
Thilakan,
recent
recipient
of
the
prestigious
Padmashree,
will
be
soon
seen
in
Dam
999,
a
Hollywood
film
to
be
directed
by
Sohan
Roy,
Malayalam
lyricist
and
CEO
of
Dubai
Aries
Group.
Sohan
Roy
has
penned
songs
for
six
music
albums
and
two
Malayalam
movies:
Vacation
and
K.K.
Road.
DAM
999
is
the
first
project
of
Marine
BizTV,
the
first
global
maritime
TV
channel
solely
dedicated
to
the
maritime
industry.
DAM
999
revolves
around
a
100-year-old
British
resident
in
India.
According
to
the
director's
website,
DAM
999
is
a
portrait
of
the
nine
basic
forms
of
human
emotions
(Navarasas):
Sringaram
(Love),
Hasyam
(Comic),
Karunam
(Pathos),
Raudram
(Fury),
Viram
(Heroic),
Bhayanakam
(Horror),
Bibhatsam
(Odious),
Adbhutam
(Wonder)
and
Santam
(Tranquility).
More
details
are
waited.
Meanwhile,
after
his
powerful
portrayal
in
the
recently
released
Orkkuka
Vallapozhum,
Thilakan
has
been
cast
as
hero
in
the
forthcoming
Kalabha
Mazha,
being
directed
and
scripted
by
P.
Suku
Menon.
Thilakan
dons
the
role
of
Madhava
Menon,
an
employee
in
All
India
Radio,
who
works
for
the
upliftment
of
the
people,
irrespective
of
their
religions.
Produced
under
the
banner
of
Aswathy
Arts,
Kalabha
Mazha
will
be
a
musical
entertainer,
which
interestingly
has
two
music
directors
Rajeev
O.N.V.
Kurup
(son
of
O.N.V.
Kurup)
and
Mankada
Dhamu
to
set
tunes
to
lyrics
written
by
O.N.V.
Kurup.
M.J.
Radha
Krishnan
wields
the
camera.
Dialogues
are
by
B.
Kiran
Kumar.
The
film
is
being
shot
at
Perinthalmanna
in
Malappuram
district.