Big
Brother,
the
upcoming
family
entertainer
marks
the
third
collaboration
of
Mohanlal,
the
'complete
actor',
and
senior
filmmaker
Siddique.
The
movie,
which
is
currently
in
the
post-production
stage,
will
hit
theatres
as
Mohanlal's
first
release
of
2020.
In
a
recent
interview,
director
Siddique
revealed
the
actual
budget
of
Big
Brother.
According
to
Siddique,
the
team
was
initially
planning
to
finish
the
Mohanlal
starrer
within
Rs
28
crore.
But
when
the
shooting
was
completed,
the
budget
went
up
to
Rs
32
crore.
The
senior
director
also
revealed
that
Big
Brother
is
the
most
expensive
Malayalam
movie
of
his
filmmaking
career.
Siddique
assured
that
Big
Brother
is
an
out-and-out
entertainer
which
is
made
considering
the
stardom
of
Mohanlal
and
will
meet
the
expectations
of
the
fans
of
the
complete
actor.
Recently,
the
team
had
revealed
the
first
motion
poster
of
the
movie,
which
hints
that
it
will
be
a
complete
treat
for
the
audiences
who
love
action
films.
Mohanlal
is
playing
the
character
Sachidanandan
in
Big
Brother,
which
is
penned
by
director
Siddique
himself.
Initially,
renowned
actress
Regina
Cassandra
was
roped
in
to
essay
the
female
lead.
But
the
actress
backed
out
from
the
project
due
to
date
issues
and
was
replaced
by
newcomer
Mirna
Menon.
Arbaaz
Khan,
the
popular
Bollywood
actor
makes
his
Malayalam
debut
with
Big
Brother
as
the
main
antagonist.
Reportedly,
Khan
is
playing
the
character
Vedantham
IPS,
a
police
officer
with
negative
shades
in
the
movie.
Sarjano
Khalid
and
actor-writer
Anoop
Menon
will
essay
the
roles
of
Mohanlal's
younger
brothers.
Newcomer
Shilpa
Ajayan,
Satna
Titus,
Vishnu
Unnikrishnan,
Siddique,
Chemban
Vinod
Jose,
Tini
Tom,
Janardhanan,
Dinesh
Panikkar
and
others
essay
the
supporting
roles
in
the
movie.
Jithu
Damodar
is
the
director
of
photography.
Deepak
Dev
composes
the
music.
Big
Brother,
which
is
produced
by
S
Talkies,
Vyshakha
Cynyma,
and
Shaman
International,
will
hit
theatres
by
last
week
of
January
2020.