Villain,
the
Mohanlal
starring
action
thriller
is
one
of
the
most
anticipated
upcoming
projects
of
Malayalam
movie
industry.
Recently,
the
team
finally
announced
the
official
release
date
of
Villain,
which
is
directed
by
B
Unnikrishnan.
The
makers
confirmed
that
the
Mohanlal
movie
will
hit
the
theatres
on
October
27,
Friday.
If
the
reports
are
to
be
true,
director
B
Unnikrishnan
and
his
team
are
planning
to
release
Villian
in
a
record
number
of
screens.
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
is
said
to
be
a
stylish
thriller,
features
Mohanlal
in
the
role
of
Mathew
Manjooran,
an
ex-cop.
According
to
the
complete
actor,
he
is
playing
a
unique
character,
which
is
different
from
his
earlier
roles,
in
the
movie.
Vishal,
the
Tamil
actor
appears
as
the
lead
antagonist
in
the
movie,
while
Manju
Warrier
and
Hansika
Motwani
essay
the
pivotal
roles.
4
Musics
band
composes
the
songs
and
background
score.
Villain
is
produced
by
Rockline
Venkatesh
for
Rockline
Productions.