The
Priest,
the
upcoming
horror
thriller
marks
the
first
onscreen
collaboration
of
the
megastar
Mammootty
and
lady
superstar
Manju
Warrier.
As
reported
earlier,
Mammootty
has
already
wrapped
up
the
shooting
for
his
portions
in
the
Jofin
T
Chacko
directorial.
As
per
the
latest
reports,
leading
lady
Manju
is
all
now
all
set
to
resume
the
shooting
for
the
movie
soon.
According
to
the
sources
close
to
the
project,
Manju
Warrier
will
start
shooting
for
her
pending
portions
in
The
Priest,
by
the
end
of
September
2020.
The
next
schedule
will
be
completely
shot
at
Vagamon,
Kerala,
once
the
permissions
are
granted
by
the
authorities.
An
official
announcement
on
the
same
is
expected
to
be
made
soon.
As
reported
earlier,
Mammootty
is
appearing
in
the
role
of
a
priest,
for
the
first
time
in
his
4-decades-long
acting
career,
in
The
Priest.
Manju
Warrier
is
not
appearing
as
the
female
lead
opposite
the
megastar
but
is
playing
a
pivotal
role
in
the
movie.
However,
nothing
much
has
been
revealed
about
Manju's
character
in
the
movie.
Nikhila
Vimal,
the
popular
young
actress
key
role
in
the
project.
The
Priest
will
also
feature
including
Saniya
Iyappan
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,
and
so
on.
The
Priest
is
jointly
penned
by
Cocktail
fame
Shyam
Menon
and
Deepu
Pradeep.
Akhil
George
is
the
director
of
photography.
Rahul
Raj
composes
the
songs
and
original
score.
Shameer
Mohammed
handles
the
editing.
The
Mammootty
starrer
is
jointly
produced
by
filmmaker
B
Unnikrishnan
and
Anto
Joseph.