Malik
is
the
upcoming
social
thriller
that
marks
the
second
collaboration
of
super
talented
actor
Fahadh
Faasil
and
renowned
editor-director
Mahesh
Narayanan.
Recently,
Mammootty
and
Mohanlal,
the
Big
M's
of
Malayalam
cinema
revealed
the
much-awaited
first
look
poster
of
Malik
through
their
official
social
media
pages.
The
promising
first
look
of
the
Fahadh
Faasil
starrer
has
already
won
the
internet.
The
biggest
highlight
of
the
Malik
first
look
poster
is
undoubtedly
the
brilliant
makeover
of
lead
actor
Fahadh
Faasil.
The
National
award-winning
actor
is
appearing
in
the
get-up
of
a
60-year-old
man
in
the
promising
poster,
which
has
been
going
viral
on
social
media.
If
the
reports
are
to
be
believed,
Fahadh
Faasil
is
playing
the
role
of
Sulaiman,
the
leader
of
the
minority
group
of
a
coastal
area
in
the
movie.
The
talented
actor
is
playing
various
phases
of
his
character's
life
from
a
20-year-old
to
a
57-year-old
in
the
movie
that
travels
through
various
timelines,
and
has
shed
about
15
kilos
for
his
role.
According
to
the
sources
close
to
the
project,
Malik
is
based
on
the
Beemapally
firing,
which
happened
in
Thiruvananthapuram
district
in
2009.
However,
director
Mahesh
Narayanan
and
his
team
are
planning
to
bring
a
different
take
on
the
real-life
incident
on
silver
screen
and
have
decided
to
not
copy
the
incident
as
it
is.
Malik,
which
is
made
with
a
whopping
budget
of
27
Crores,
features
an
extensive
star
cast
including
the
Kerala
state
award
winners
Nimisha
Sajayan
and
Joju
George,
Vinay
Forrt,
Dileesh
Pothan,
Appani
Sharath,
Chandhunath
and
others.
Jalaja,
the
popular
yesteryear
actress
is
making
a
comeback
to
the
industry
with
the
movie.
Sanu
John
Varughese
is
the
director
of
photography.
Hollywood
stunt
director
Lee
Whittaker
has
handled
the
action
choreography.
Director
Mahesh
Narayanan
himself
handled
the
editing.
Malik
is
produced
by
Anto
Joseph,
under
the
banner
Anto
Joseph
Film
Company.