Mohanlal,
the
actor
who
is
back
after
a
short
holiday,
celebrated
his
birthday
on
the
sets
of
his
upcoming
movie,
Kanal.
Mohanlal
has
shared
the
photos
of
the
celebration,
on
his
Facebook
page.
The
cast
and
crew
members
of
Kanal
arranged
a
surprise
birthday
cake
for
the
actor
at
the
day
of
his
joining;
as
he
was
not
available
on
his
birthday.
Mohanlal
celebrated
his
55th
birthday
on
May
21st,
in
Japan.
The
actor
was
supposed
to
join
the
sets
of
Kanal
by
the
first
week
of
June.
But
the
filming
of
the
movie,
which
is
directed
by
Padmakumar,
has
been
preponed
due
to
undisclosed
reasons.
Anoop
Menon
will
be
playing
a
key
role
along
with
Mohanlal
in
Kanal.
Honey
Rose
will
essay
the
female
lead
opposite
Mohanlal.
She
Taxi
fame
Sheelu
Abraham
will
pair
up
with
Anoop
Menon
in
the
movie.
Padmakumar
has
earlier
directed
Mohanlal
in
the
action
thriller
Shikkar,
which
was
a
decent
success
at
box
office.
Kanal
is
an
ambitious
project
for
the
director,
who
is
going
through
a
low
phase
in
his
career.
The
role
essayed
by
Anoop
Menon
was
earlier
offered
to
Prithviraj;
which
the
actor
turned
down
due
to
his
tight
schedule.
Kanal
is
produced
by
Abraham
Mathew,
under
the
banner
Abaam
Movies.