Mammootty's
upcoming
epic
drama
Kunjali
Marakkar
is
one
of
the
most
anticipated
projects
of
the
year.
Interestingly,
Mammootty
is
planning
to
launch
yet
another
new
film-maker
into
the
Malayalam
movie
industry,
with
Kunjali
Marakkar.
The
highly
anticipated
project
will
mark
the
directorial
debut
of
popular
actor-writer,
Shankar
Ramakrishnan.
Kunjali
Marakkar
will
be
written
and
directed
by
Shankar,
who
has
earlier
collaborated
with
Mammootty
for
several
films
as
an
actor.
Earlier,
Shankar
Ramakrishnan
had
directed
a
light
and
sound
show
based
on
Kunjali
Marakkar,
for
the
Department
Of
Kerala
Tourism
Development
and
Archeological
Survey
Of
India.
Mammootty
had
lend
voice
for
Kunjali
Marakkar,
in
the
show.
Reportedly,
Kunjali
Marakkar
will
be
jointly
produced
by
August
Cinema
and
another
popular
production
banner.
The
movie
is
expected
to
feature
several
popular
Indian
and
foreign
actors
in
its
star
cast
and
some
renowned
technicians
in
its
crew.
Earlier,
Amal
Neerad,
the
director-cinematographer
was
planning
to
direct
the
biopic
of
Kunjali
Marakkar,
with
Mammootty
in
the
title
role
and
Prithviraj
in
a
key
role.
But
the
project
was
shelved
later
due
to
some
undisclosed
technical
issues.
It
is
yet
to
be
revealed
that
whether
Prithviraj
will
be
a
part
of
the
new
Kunjali
Marakkar
project.
Recently,
the
young
actor
had
bid
goodbye
to
August
Cinema,
in
which
he
was
serving
as
one
of
the
producers.