Mammootty,
the
megastar
of
Malayalam
cinema
is
all
set
to
release
his
highly-anticipated
big-budget
venture
Mamangam,
on
December
12,
Thursday.
In
the
recently
held
Mamangam
With
Mammookka
event,
the
actor
revealed
the
real
hero
of
the
magnum
opus,
to
the
much
surprise
of
the
audiences.
Mammootty
revealed
that
child
artist
Achuthan
is
the
real
hero
of
the
movie.
According
to
the
megastar,
the
plot
of
Mamangam
revolves
around
the
character
Chandroth
Chanthunni,
played
by
Achuthan.
It
is
the
character
Chanthunni
which
plays
a
crucial
role
in
taking
the
narrative
forward.
The
rest
of
the
actors,
including
Mammootty
himself,
are
playing
the
supporting
characters
in
the
flick.
The
senior
actor
also
revealed
that
his
character
in
Mamangam
is
a
defeated
warrior.
The
Mamangam
team
has
been
very
particular
about
keeping
Mammootty's
character
under
the
wraps,
right
from
the
beginning.
Interestingly,
the
makers
have
not
even
revealed
the
name
of
the
character
played
by
the
megastar
in
the
project.
Unni
Mukundan,
the
young
actor
appears
in
the
role
of
Chandroth
Panicker
in
the
movie.
Prachi
Tehlan,
the
Hindi
actress
who
makes
her
Malayalam
debut
with
Mamangam
plays
the
role
of
Unnimaya.
Kaniha
plays
Chandroth
Chanthunni's
mother
Chiruthevi,
while
Anu
Sithara
essays
the
character
Manikyam,
the
better
half
of
Chandroth
Panicker.
Several
popular
talents
from
the
Malayalam
and
Hindi
film
industries,
including
Tarun
Arora,
Siddique,
Kaviyoor
Ponnamma,
Nilambur
Ayisha,
Neeraj
Madhav,
Sudev
Nair,
Manikandan
Achari,
Meghanathan,
Sunil
Sukhada,
Suresh
Krishna,
Iniya,
etc.
appear
in
the
supporting
roles.
Mamangam
is
directed
by
M
Padmakumar.
Actor-writer
Shankar
Ramakrishnan
has
penned
the
adapted
screenplay
and
dialogues
for
the
historical
drama.
Sajeev
Pillai,
the
former
director
of
the
project
has
written
the
original
screenplay.
Manoj
Pillai
handles
the
cinematography.
Bollywood
stunt
director
Sham
Kaushal
handles
the
action
choreography.
Mamangam
which
is
simultaneously
being
released
in
Malayalam,
Tamil,
Telugu,
and
Hindi
languages,
is
produced
by
Venu
Kunnappilly
for
Kavya
Films.