Odiyan,
the
upcoming
film
of
Mohanlal
has
some
big
names
associated
with
it.
Directed
by
VA
Shrikumar
Menon,
Odiyan
is
touted
to
be
the
costliest
ever
film
to
be
made
in
Malayalam.
Manju
Warrier
has
been
roped
in
to
play
the
leading
lady
of
the
movie.
Importantly,
Mohanlal's
Odiyan
will
also
feature
Prakash
Raj,
in
a
crucial
role.
The
filming
of
Odiyan
commenced
in
Varanasi
and
the
first
schedule
of
the
film
was
shot
there.
The
second
schedule
of
Odiyan
has
begun
in
Palakkad..
Reportedly,
Prakash
Raj
has
already
joined
the
sets
of
the
movie.
Prakash
Raj
took
to
Twitter
to
officially
confirm
the
same.
He
joined
the
team
on
September
9,
2017.
The
prolific
actor
expressed
his
happiness
on
joining
a
fantabulous
team
and
also
shared
his
excitement
on
working
with
Mohanlal,
after
a
gap
of
20
years.
Legendary
actor
prakash
raj
joined
the
team
odiyan
today.
What
an
experience
it
was
to
direct
him
and
watch
jim
perform.
Odiyan
tempo
rises
VA
Shrikumar
Menon,
who
is
helming
Odiyan,
took
to
the
micro
blogging
site
to
announce
the
same.
He
had
some
great
words
for
Prakash
Raj
and
the
experience
that
he
had
while
directing
him.
Prakash
Raj
&
Mohanlal
Back
Together..
Odiyan
will
mark
the
reunion
of
Mohanlal
&
Prakah
Raj,
who
were
previously
seen
together
in
Mani
Ratnam's
Iruvar,
released
in
1997.
The
film
and
their
performances
have
a
huge
fan
following
and
we
hope
that
the
audiences
would
get
a
grand
treat
from
Odiyan,
as
well.
Mohanla
&
Prakash
Raj's
Third
Association
In
Malayalam
Interestingly,
Odiyan
is
the
third
Malayalam
film,
in
which
Mohanlal
&
Prakash
Raj
are
sharing
the
screen
space.
Prakash
Raj
had
appeared
in
important
roles
in
the
films
Prince
&
Oru
Yathramozhi,
both
in
which
Mohanlal
played
the
lead
role.
Odiyan
is
being
produced
by
Antony
Perumbavoor,
under
the
banner
Aashirvad
Cinemas.
The
movie
is
expected
to
come
out
in
the
theatres
in
2018.