Marakkar
Arabikadalinte
Simham,
the
magnum
opus
which
features
Mohanlal
in
the
lead
role,
is
said
to
be
the
biggest
motion
picture
ever
made
in
Malayalam
cinema
so
far.
Recently
the
team
revealed
the
official
first
look
character
poster
of
Prabhu
Ganesan,
the
senior
Tamil
actor
from
the
Priyadarshan
directorial
through
social
media.
Prabhu
is
appearing
in
the
role
of
Thankudu,
a
warrior
in
Marakkar
Arabikadalinte
Simham.
From
the
actor's
get-up
and
the
name
of
the
characters,
it
is
evident
that
he
is
playing
a
warrior
from
another
state
in
the
movie.
The
senior
actor
has
earlier
teamed
up
with
Mohanlal
and
director
Priyadarshan
for
the
1996-released
classic
movie
Kaalapani.
The
makers
had
recently
revealed
the
character
posters
of
Keerthy
Suresh,
Arjun
Sarja,
and
Suniel
Shetty
from
the
movie.
The
promising
character
posters
which
took
the
social
media
by
storm,
have
definitely
raised
the
expectations
over
the
project.
Marakkar
Arabikadalinte
Simham
is
touted
to
be
the
most
expensive
ever
made
in
Malayalam
cinema
and
its
lead
actor
Mohanlal's
career.
The
first
official
teaser
of
Marakkar
Arabikadalinte
Simham,
which
introduced
Mohanlal's
character
Kunjali
Marakkar
IV
had
also
gone
viral.
The
promising
first
teaser
hints
that
the
Priyadarshan
directorial
is
going
to
be
a
never-seen-before
cinematic
experience
for
the
Malayalam
cinema
audiences.
According
to
the
sources
close
to
the
project,
Marakkar
Arabikadalinte
Simham
is
nearing
the
final
stage
of
its
post-production
works.
The
movie
which
is
jointly
scripted
by
Priyadarshan
and
Ani
Sasi,
depicts
the
story
of
Kunjali
Marakkar
IV
aka
Mohammed
the
naval
chieftain
of
the
Samoothiri
Kingdom
in
the
16th
century,
features
Mohanlal
in
the
titular
role.
Several
popular
actors
of
Indian
cinema,
including
Suniel
Shetty,
Arjun
Sarja,
Prabhu,
Mukesh,
Nedumudi
Venu,
Madhu,
Innocent,
Mamukoya
Manju
Warrier,
Suhasini
Maniratnam,
Pranav
Mohanlal,
Keerthi
Suresh,
Kalyani
Priyadarshan,
etc.,
essay
the
supporting
roles
in
the
movie.
Marakkar
Arabikadalinte
Simham,
which
is
produced
by
Aashirvad
Cinemas,
is
slated
to
hit
theatres
on
March
26,
2020.