Mammootty,
the
megastar
is
all
set
to
launch
yet
another
newcomer
to
the
industry,
Sajeev
Pillai.
Recently,
Mammootty
had
announced
that
he
will
be
teaming
up
with
Sajeev
for
the
biggest
project
in
his
acting
career,
Maamaankam.
As
per
the
latest
reports,
Maamaankam,
which
is
a
historical
drama
set
in
the
17th
century,
will
start
rolling
in
February
2018.
The
movie,
which
revolves
around
the
story
of
'chavers'
of
Malabar,
is
written
by
director
Sajeev
Pillai,
himself.
Venu
Kunnapilly,
who
was
the
original
producer
of
Karnan,
is
producing
Maamaankam
under
his
home
banner
Kavya
Films.
Along
with
Mammootty,
some
popular
names
of
Indian
film
industry
will
essay
the
pivotal
roles
in
the
movie.
Maamaankam,
the
title
of
the
movie
is
adapted
from
the
title
of
the
1979-released
Prem
Nazir
starrer,
which
was
produced
by
Navodaya.
Reportedly,
the
Navodaya
team
permitted
to
reuse
the
title
of
the
movie,
for
free
of
cost.
According
to
the
team,
Maamaankam
will
be
made
with
a
whopping
budget
of
30-Crores,
and
will
be
simoultaneously
released
in
5
languages.
The
majority
of
the
technicians
of
the
Mammootty
movie
are
from
Hollywood
and
Hongkong.
About
30
percent
of
the
movie
will
be
picturised
using
most
modern
VFX
technology.