Randamoozham,
the
Mohanlal
project,
is
one
of
the
most
anticipated
upcoming
projects
of
Malayalam
cinema.
Mohanlal
is
playing
the
central
character
Bheeman
in
the
movie,
which
is
based
on
the
Randamoozham
novel
penned
by
the
Jnanpith
Award-winning
writer
MT
Vasudevan
Nair.
The
project
was
supposed
to
be
directed
by
the
Odiyan
fame
film-maker,
VA
Shrikumar
Menon.
However,
Randamoozham,
which
is
touted
to
be
made
with
a
whopping
budget
of
1000
Crores,
has
been
making
headlines
nowadays
with
the
legal
battle
between
director
VA
Shrikumar
Menon
and
writer
MT
Vasudevan
Nair.
The
writer
decided
to
back
out
from
the
project,
citing
that
the
director
failed
to
begin
the
project
within
the
contract
period.
But
director
Shrikumar
Menon
is
still
determined
to
go
ahead
with
the
Mohanlal
starrer.
Read
on
to
know
more
about
Mohanlal’s
Randamoozham
and
the
controversies
courted
by
the
project…
The
Announcement
Randamoozham
was
officially
announced
in
2017.
BR
Shetty,
the
renowned
industrialist
was
supposed
to
bankroll
the
1000
Crores-project.
It
was
reported
that
Peter
Hein
has
been
roped
in
as
the
action
choreographer,
while
Aishwarya
Rai
Bachchan
and
Manju
Warrier
have
been
considered
for
the
role
of
Draupadi.
Several
renowned
actors
including
Mammootty
and
Telugu
star
Nagarjuna
were
supposed
to
join
the
project.
The
Rumours
The
rumours
regarding
the
conflicts
between
the
Randamoozham
team
members
started
doing
rounds
during
the
filming
of
VA
Shrikumar
Menon's
debut
venture
Odiyan.
The
rumour
mills
suggested
that
action
choreographer
Peter
Hein
is
planning
to
back
out
from
Randamoozham,
citing
creative
differences
with
VA
Shrikumar
Menon.
It
was
also
reported
that
the
lead
actor
Mohanlal
and
producer
BR
Shetty
are
not
impressed
with
Menon's
directorial
skills,
and
are
rethinking
about
the
project.
MT
Vasudevan
Nair
&
BR
Shetty
Back
Out
Amidst
the
rumours,
writer
MT
Vasudevan
Nair
shocked
the
industry
by
announcing
his
exit
from
the
project.
According
to
the
veteran
writer,
the
director
had
failed
to
complete
the
project,
even
after
extending
the
contract
period.
MT
has
sent
a
legal
notice
to
the
makers
demanding
his
script
to
be
returned.
Even
though
Shrikumar
Menon
tried
to
resolve
the
issue,
MT
is
determined
to
not
associate
with
the
director
anymore.
Following
MT's
exit,
producer
BR
Shetty
also
decided
to
quit
the
project.
The
New
Team
Recently,
VA
Shrikumar
Menon
surprised
the
industry
by
joining
hands
with
a
new
team.
Reportedly,
industrialist
Dr.
SK
Narayanan
has
joined
the
project
as
the
new
producer.
The
news
was
officially
revealed
by
social
activist
Jomon
Puthanpurakkal.
A
picture
of
SK
Narayanan
and
Shrikumar
Menon,
which
was
clicked
during
the
meeting
has
also
been
released
on
social
media.
Reportedly,
the
new
team
has
decided
to
increase
the
budget
of
the
Mohanlal
project
to
1200
Crores.
MT
Vasudevan
Nair’s
Take
On
The
Development
However,
MT
Vasudevan
Nair
immediately
released
an
official
statement,
suggesting
that
Shrikumar
Menon's
project
is
not
based
on
Randamoozham.
The
writer
has
made
it
clear
that
Shrikumar
Menon
and
the
new
team
has
no
rights
proceed
with
Randamoozham,
and
they
can
instead
work
on
the
classic
Mahabharata
story.
Mohanlal,
the
lead
actor
of
the
project
is
yet
to
reveal
his
takes
on
MT
and
BR
Shetty's
exits
and
association
with
the
new
team.