Two
big
movies
are
in
the
pipeline
based
on
the
life
of
Kunjali
Marakkar
with
Mammootty
and
Mohanlal
roped
in
for
the
lead
role
in
these
films.
The
Mohanlal
starrer
Marakkar
-
Arabikadalinte
Simham,
to
be
directed
by
popular
film-maker
Priyadarshan,
was
officially
announced
in
the
month
of
April.
It
was
reported
that
the
Mohanlal-Priyadarshan
movie
will
begin
this
year
itself
and
certain
unconfirmed
reports
had
surfaced
regarding
the
rest
of
the
cast
of
the
movie
as
well.
The
Mammootty
starrer
Kunjali
Marakkar,
which
will
be
directed
by
Santosh
Sivan,
is
also
on
its
way.
According
to
a
recent
report
by
Times
Of
India,
the
makers
of
the
film
are
planning
to
release
a
teaser
of
the
Mammootty
starrer
Kunjali
Marakkar,
along
with
the
upcoming
Malayalam
movie
Theevandi,
which
is
gearing
up
to
hit
the
theatres
soon.
Theevandi
has
also
been
produced
by
August
Cinema,
the
banner
which
will
be
producing
the
Mammootty
starrer
as
well.
The
report
also
has
added
that
Shaji
Nadesan
had
confirmed
that
Kunjali
Marakkar
will
go
ahead
as
planned
and
the
movie
will
go
on
floors
by
the
end
of
this
year.
This
upcoming
big
budget
venture
will
have
its
script
penned
by
Shankar
Ramakrishnan
and
TP
Rajeevan.
At
the
same
time,
Theevandi
is
expected
to
hit
the
theatres
in
this
month
itself.
Theevandi
has
been
directed
by
Fellini
TP
and
the
movie
features
young
actor
Tovino
Thomas
in
the
lead
role.
According
to
the
reports
that
have
been
doing
the
rounds,
Theevandi
is
a
movie
in
the
lines
of
satire
with
the
young
actor
portraying
the
role
of
a
character
named
Bineesh.