Yugapurushan,
the
film
based
on
the
vision
of
Sree
Narayana
Guru,
the
mystic
and
social
reformer
of
Kerala,
started
at
Ottapalam
on
Wednesday.
After
the
pooja
at
Varikkaassery
Mana,
the
first
shot
was
taken.
The
pooja
started
at
9
a.m.
Mammootty,
Navya
Nair,
Kalabhavan
Mani,
Saikumar,
Thalai
Vasal
Vijai,
Kaithapram
Damodaran
Namboodiri,
Producer
A.V.
Anoop,
Director
R.
Sukumaran,
Ottapalam
and
M.L.A
A.M.
Hamsa
attended
the
function.
Niece
of
Social
reformer
Ayyankali
Ponnamma
lighted
the
lamp.
In
the
second
shot
Mammooty
enacted
the
role
of
K.C.
Kuttan,
a
revolutionary
who
lived
and
supported
the
guru"s
principles
and
teachings
in
the
same
period.
Mohanlal
dons
the
character
of
Swamy
Vivekananda
while
Babu
Antony
is
in
the
role
of
Ayyankali,
a
Harijan
leader
in
Kerala.
Navya
Nair
is
cast
in
the
role
of
a
Brahmin
lady
named
Savithri
Antharjanam,
who
loves
and
marries
a
'pulayan'
named
Koran.
Thalaivasal
Vijay
will
don
the
role
of
Sree
Narayana
Guru
in
his
seventies.
The
movie
will
also
present
historic
personalities
like
Mahatma
Gandhi,
Tagore,
Chattambi
Swamikal,
poet
Kumaranasan,
T.K.
Madhavan,
Ayyankaali
and
Mannathu
Padmanabhan.
Also
in
the
cast
are
Jagathy
Sreekumar,
Kalabhavan
Mani,
Saikumar,
Siddique,
Devan,
Saiju
Kurup,
Sukumari
and
Shobha
Mohan.
Director
said,
The
film
is
not
to
meant
to
describe
the
complete
life
of
Sree
Narayana
Guru,
but
to
portray
how
the
vision
of
Guru
changed
the
history
of
the
society.
Thus
the
new
generation
can
understand
the
significance
of
Guru's
vision.
The
movie
also
aims
to
break
the
notion
that
Sree
Narayana
Guru
belonged
to
a
particular
segment
in
the
society.
Unlike
common
entertainment
film,
Yugapurushan
will
guide
the
forthcoming
generations.
Other
locations
are
Kannur,
Cherthala,
Mysore
and
Srilanka.
The
film
would
be
released
in
connection
with
the
Guru
Jayanthi
celebrations
in
September.
The
estimated
cost
of
the
film
is
five
crore.
Earlier
films
of
R.
Sukumaran
are
Padamudra
and
Rajasilpi.
The
script
of
Yugapurushan
is
by
R.
Sukumaran
and
lyrics
by
Kaithapram
Damodaran
Namboodiri.
Music
is
by
Mohan
Sithara
and
Camera
by
Ramachandra
Babu.
Banner
of
the
film
is
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