Prithviraj
Sukumaran,
the
multi-faceted
talent
of
Malayalam
cinema
is
on
a
high
with
some
promising
projects
in
his
kitty.
The
actor-filmmaker
recently
revealed
the
official
first
look
poster
of
his
upcoming
ambitious
project
Karachi
81,
through
social
media.
Interestingly,
Prithviraj
looks
nearly
unrecognizable
in
the
highly
promising
first
look
poster.
Karachi
81,
which
marks
Prithviraj's
first
collaboration
with
filmmaker
KS
Bava,
is
said
to
be
an
out-and-out
spy
thriller.
According
to
the
reports,
the
Prithviraj
starrer
is
set
in
the
1980s
and
revolves
around
the
special
team
formed
by
the
elite
southern
commando
force
to
counter
the
ISI-backed
operations
in
India,
and
the
man
who
headed
the
team.
If
the
reports
are
to
be
true,
Prithviraj
Sukumaran
is
appearing
as
the
head
of
the
special
team,
who
was
considered
as
India's
best
counter-insurgency
commando.
The
actor
is
expected
to
appear
in
various
get-ups
in
the
project,
which
includes
the
look
of
the
senior
citizen
which
has
been
featured
in
the
first
look
poster.
Along
with
Prithviraj
Sukumaran,
popular
young
actor
Tovino
Thomas
will
appear
in
a
pivotal
role
in
the
project.
Tovino
has
earlier
associated
with
Prithviraj
for
several
popular
films
including
his
directorial
debut
Lucifer,
blockbuster
love
story
Ennu
Ninte
Moideen,
7th
Day,
etc.
Karachi
81
is
the
second
outing
of
director
KS
Bava,
who
made
his
directorial
debut
with
the
Asif
Ali
starrer
Idiots.
The
Prithviraj
Sukumaran
starrer
is
penned
by
the
director
himself,
along
with
Anwar
Hussain.
The
team
is
yet
to
finalise
the
female
lead
and
rest
of
the
star
cast
of
the
project.
Sujith
Vassudev
is
the
director
of
photography.
The
editing
is
handled
by
the
renowned
filmmaker-editor
Mahesh
Narayanan.
Jakes
Bejoy
composes
the
songs
and
background
score
for
the
project.
Karachi
81,
which
is
produced
by
Anto
Joseph
under
the
banner
Anto
Joseph
Film
Company,
will
start
rolling
by
the
end
of
2020.