Aishwarya
Lekshmi,
one
of
the
most
sought-after
talents
of
contemporary
Malayalam
cinema,
will
be
next
seen
in
the
upcoming
mystery
thriller
Kumari.
The
movie,
which
is
directed
by
Ranam
fame
filmmaker
Nirmal
Sahadev,
is
presented
by
Supriya
Menon
for
Prithviraj
Productions.
Kumari
is
all
set
to
start
rolling
in
March
2021.
The
exciting
update
was
revealed
by
Prithviraj
Sukumaran
and
the
cast
and
crew
members
of
the
Aishwarya
Lekshmi
starrer
through
social
media,
recently.
The
team
has
also
revealed
a
new
poster,
featuring
leading
lady
Aishwarya
Lekshmi,
along
with
the
announcement.
The
new
poster,
which
features
the
last
visual
of
the
announcement
motion
poster,
is
now
winning
the
internet.
According
to
the
latest
reports,
the
team
is
planning
to
reveal
the
male
lead
and
other
important
characters
of
the
film,
before
the
highly
anticipated
project
starts
rolling.
Kumari,
which
is
said
to
be
a
thriller
that
has
both
the
elements
of
myth
and
horror,
is
scripted
by
director
Nirmal
Sahadev
himself,
along
with
Sachin
Ramdas.
In
a
recent
interview
given
to
a
leading
daily,
director
Nirmal
Sahadev
had
confirmed
that
Kumari
is
not
a
gender-centric
film,
thus
rubbishing
the
reports
that
suggested
that
it
is
a
women-centric
film.
Kumari
will
feature
eight
main
characters,
including
Aishwarya
Lekshmi
who
appears
in
the
titular
role.
The
male
lead
of
the
movie
will
be
revealed
very
soon.
The
filmmaker
also
revealed
that
the
leading
man
will
get
a
makeover
for
the
project.
When
it
comes
to
the
technical
crew,
the
makers
have
retained
the
same
team
of
Nirmal
Sahadev's
first
outing,
the
Prithviraj
Sukumaran
starrer
Ranam.
Jigme
Tenzing
is
the
director
of
photography.
Jakes
Bejoy
composes
the
songs
and
background
score.
The
project
is
produced
by
Giju
John,
Nirmal
Sahadev,
Jakes
Bejoy,
and
Sreejith
Sarang,
under
the
banner
The
Fresh
Lime
Sodas.