Malayalam
cinema
is
reportedly
all
set
to
witness
the
clash
between
the
biggest
stars
of
the
industry
at
the
box
office,
this
January.
Shylock,
the
Mammootty
starring
mass
entertainer,
and
Big
Brother,
the
Mohanlal
starring
action
thriller,
are
reportedly
all
set
to
lock
horns
at
the
box
office
this
month.
If
things
fall
in
place,
Mohanlal's
Big
Brother,
which
is
directed
by
Siddique
is
will
hit
the
theatres
on
January
16,
Thursday.
Shylock,
the
Mammootty
starrer
which
is
helmed
by
Ajai
Vasudev
has
been
slated
to
be
released
on
January
23,
Thursday.
So,
the
Big
M
projects
will
clash
on
the
box
office,
even
though
they
are
not
releasing
on
the
same
day.
According
to
the
reports,
both
Shylock
and
Big
Brother
are
expected
to
have
massive
releases,
with
a
record
number
of
screens
both
in
Kerala
and
outside
Kerala.
It
has
been
confirmed
that
the
Mohanlal
movie
has
already
set
a
new
record
with
the
number
of
releasing
centers
overseas.
The
Mammootty
starrer,
on
the
other
hand,
is
gearing
up
for
a
massive
release
at
the
centers
in
all
major
Indian
cities.
Shylock,
which
is
said
to
be
an
out-and-out
mass
entertainer,
marks
Mammootty's
third
collaboration
with
director
Ajai
Vasudev.
The
movie
features
the
megastar
in
the
role
of
a
ruthless
moneylender.
Rajkiran,
the
senior
Tamil
actor
essays
a
pivotal
role
in
the
project
which
features
popular
actress
Meena
as
the
female
lead.
Shylock
is
produced
by
Goodwill
Entertainments.
Big
Brother,
which
is
touted
to
be
an
action-thriller
that
is
narrated
in
the
backdrop
of
a
family
story,
marks
the
third
collaboration
of
Mohanlal
and
director
Siddique.
The
project
marks
the
Malayalam
debut
of
popular
Bollywood
actor-director
Arbaaz
Khan.
Newcomers
Mirnaa
Menon,
Shilpa
Ajayan,
and
Honey
Rose
appear
as
the
female
leads
in
the
project,
which
is
scripted
by
Siddique
himself.