Moothon Is My Dream Project: Nivin Pauly

Nivin Pauly, the young actor is all set to essay the lead role in actress-director Geetu Mohandas's maiden Malayalam feature film venture, Moothon. The actor shared his excited about the project in a recent interview.

Interestingly, Nivin stated that Moothon is his dream project. According to the actor, his role in the movie is very challenging and demands a lot of preparations. Nivin will be using Jeseri (Lakshadweep) dialect in the movie.

He will also have a few dialogues in Hindi, as the movie is partially set in Mumbai. Nivin Pauly is planning to take a special language training for his character. The actor will be appearing in an entirely different get-up in the movie.

Moothon, which depicts the story of a 14-year-old boy who comes to Mumbai in search of his elder brother, is scripted by director Geetu himself. The movie will be shot at the various locations of Lakshadweep and Mumbai.

The screenplay of Moothon was shortlisted by the Screen Writers Lab of Sudan's Film Festival 2015, as one of the best screenplays. Geetu Mohandas has won the Global Film-making Award for the Best Screenplay, for Moothon.

Anurag Kashyap, the Bollywood director has co-written the dialogues of the movie. Geetu's husband, the National-award winning cinematographer Rajeev Ravi handles the cinematography. Moothon will start rolling in April 2017.