Anoop
Menon
the
talented
actor-writer
is
all
set
to
team
up
with
Mohanlal,
in
the
upcoming
movie
Kanal,
directed
by
Padmakumar.
Anoop
will
essay
one
of
the
lead
roles
in
the
movie;
which
was
earlier
offered
to
Prithviraj.
The
actor-writer
himself
revealed
the
news
through
a
recent
Facebook
post.
Anoop
states
that
he
immediately
decided
to
sign
the
project
after
listening
to
the
script,
as
it
looks
extremely
promising.
According
to
Anoop
Menon,
who
is
a
self-confessed
die
hard
Mohanlal
fan,
the
character
played
by
Mohanlal
in
the
movie
will
portray
the
actor
as
a
character,
which
his
fans
are
waiting
to
see
for
a
long
time.
It
is
for
the
first
time,
Anoop
Menon
is
playing
a
full-length
character
with
Mohanlal
in
a
movie.
The
duo
has
earlier
shared
screen
in
the
movies
Grandmaster,
Pranayam,
Rock
N
Roll
etc,
in
which
Anoop
appeared
in
small
roles.
Anoop
made
his
screenwriting
debut
with
Pakal
Nakshathrangal
in
2008.
The
movie,
directed
by
Rajeev
Nath,
has
Mohanlal
in
the
central
role.
The
movie
has
earned
huge
critical
acclaims
but
was
bombed
at
box
office.
Kanal,
which
is
said
to
be
a
revenge
drama,
is
penned
by
Suresh
Babu.
Honey
Rose
and
She
Taxi
fame
Sheelu
Abraham
will
essay
the
female
leads
in
the
movie.
Kanal
will
start
rolling
from
the
second
week
of
May
in
Dubai.