IT'S OFFICIAL: Mammootty Announces Maamaankam!

Mammootty, the megastar has always been highly enthusiastic to work with the new film-makers and technicians. Recently, Mammootty officially announced his collaboration with yet another debutant film-maker, Sajeev Pillai, through his official Facebook page.

Interestingly, the megastar is joining hands with Sajeev for the most expensive project in his career, which has been titled as Maamaankam. Mammootty officially confirmed the reports regarding the project and revealed some interesting details, through his post.

Maaamaankam, which is set in the 17th century, depicts the story of legendary 'chaaverukal' of Valluvanadu region, of ancient Kerala. Mammootty also revealed that director Sajeev Pillai has scripted the project himself, after a 12-years long research.

Along with Mammootty, the prestigious project will feature some renowned stars of Indian film industry. Maamaankam, the title of the movie is adapted from the title of the 1979-released Prem Nazir starrer, which was produced by Navodaya.

Mammootty expressed his gratitude towards Navodaya banner for letting them use the title of their classic movie for the new project, through his Facebook post. The megastar project will be produced by Venu Kunnapilly, under the banner Kavya Films.

The actor is currently busy with the shooting of his much-awaited movie Uncle, which is directed by newcomer Girish Damodar. Mammootty will be next seen in the upcoming mass entertainer Masterpiece, which will be release in December.