Mammootty,
the
megastar
of
Malayalam
cinema
is
all
set
to
play
the
role
of
a
priest
for
the
first
time
in
his
career,
in
the
upcoming
movie
which
has
been
titled
as
The
Priest.
The
movie,
which
is
said
to
be
an
out-and-out
thriller,
marks
the
megastar's
first-ever
onscreen
collaboration
with
Manju
Warrier.
The
Priest
is
directed
by
newcomer
Jofin
T
Chacko,
the
former
directorial
assistant
of
hitmaker
Jis
Joy.
According
to
the
sources
close
to
the
project,
lead
actor
Mammootty
is
extremely
excited
about
the
project
and
immediately
said
yes
when
he
was
approached
to
play
the
central
character
in
the
movie.
Manju
Warrier,
the
lady
superstar
is
not
appearing
as
the
female
lead
opposite
Mammootty
in
The
Priest.
Instead,
the
talented
actress
is
appearing
in
a
pivotal
role
in
the
project.
Along
with
Mammootty
and
Manju
Warrier,
popular
young
actress
Nikhila
Vimal
has
been
roped
in
to
play
a
key
role
in
the
project.
The
Priest
will
also
feature
including
Saniya
Iyappan,
Sreenath
Bhasi,
and
Kaithi
fame
child
artist
Baby
Monica
in
the
pivotal
roles.
The
rest
of
the
star
cast
includes
several
renowned
faces
of
Malayalam
cinema,
including
Jagadeesh,
Ramesh
Pisharody,
Madhupal,
Dinesh
Panicker,
Sivadas
Kannur,
Naseer
Sankranthi,
Tony
Luke,
Karikku
fame
Ameya
Mathew,
etc.
The
Mammootty
starrer
is
jointly
written
by
Deepu
Pradeep
and
Shyam
Menon,
who
has
earlier
co-written
several
popular
films
including
the
Jayasurya-Anoop
Menon
starrer
Cocktail.
Akhil
George,
the
Iblis
fame
cinematographer
has
been
roped
in
as
the
director
of
photography.
The
editing
is
handled
by
Shameer
Mohammed.
The
Priest
is
jointly
produced
by
Anto
Joseph,
filmmaker
B
Unnikrishnan,
and
VN
Babu,
under
the
banners
Anto
Joseph
Film
Company
and
RD
Illuminations.
The
Jofin
T
Chacko
directorial
is
expected
to
hit
the
theatres
by
April
2020
as
Mammootty's
third
release
for
the
year.