Villain,
the
Mohanlal
starring
B
Unnikrishnan
movie
is
one
of
the
most
anticipated
projects
of
Malayalam
cinema
in
2017.
As
per
the
sources
close
to
the
project,
Villain
will
not
the
theatres
by
September
last
week,
as
expected.
If
the
reports
are
to
be
true,
the
team
has
decided
to
release
the
Mohanlal
movie
by
the
first
week
of
October
2017.
Thus,
the
B
Unnikrishnan
directorial
will
hit
the
theatres
as
a
post-Pooja
release
of
the
year.
Initially,
Villain
was
supposed
to
hit
the
theatres
as
an
Eid
release,
in
July
2017.
But
later
the
movie
was
postponed
to
Onam
season
and
then
to
Pooja
season,
due
to
some
unforeseen
delay
in
the
post-production
works.
Villain,
which
revolves
around
a
murder
investigation,
features
Mohanlal
in
the
role
of
Mathew
Manjooran,
an
ex-cop.
The
movie
depicts
how
Manjooran
makes
a
comeback
to
the
police
force,
to
investigate
the
mysterious
death
of
eight
children.
Vishal
appears
as
the
lead
antagonist
Shakthivel
Palaniswamy.
Manju
Warrier,
Hansika
Motwani,
Rashi
Khanna,
Srikanth,
etc.,
essays
the
other
pivotal
roles
in
the
movie.
Villain
is
produced
by
Rockline
Venkatesh
for
the
banner
Rockline
Productions.