Mohanlal,
the
complete
actor
of
Malayalam
cinema
is
all
set
to
make
his
directorial
debut
with
the
upcoming
fantasy
movie
Barroz.
The
project,
which
is
said
to
be
a
3D
fantasy
children's
film,
is
expected
to
start
rolling
very
soon.
Pratap
Pothen,
the
senior
actor-filmmaker
has
now
joined
Barroz.
The
actor-director
revealed
the
exciting
update
through
his
official
social
media
pages,
recently.
'Me
and
the
complete
actor
(I
am
his
fan)at
the
preproduction
of
Baroz
I
have
been
signed
to
play
the
voodoo
doll
this
will
really
be
my
liberating
role
..the
last
time
I
did
anything
like
this
was
on
stage
when
I
played
the
Lion
in
the
madras
players
production
of
Androcles
and
the
lion
..
it's
going
to
fun
playing
this
in
Mohanlal's
first
directorial
venture
wish
me
well
my
friends',
wrote
Pratap
Pothen
in
his
post.
Mohanlal
announced
his
direction
plans
in
April
2019,
to
the
much
surprise
of
his
fans
and
cine-goers.
According
to
the
complete
actor,
he
has
always
been
passionate
about
filmmaking
but
never
thought
about
stepping
into
the
direction
before
coming
across
the
subject
of
Barroz.
Barroz:
The
Guardian
Of
D'Gama's
Treasure,
is
based
on
Jijo
Punnoose's
popular
novel
of
the
same
name.
Mohanlal,
the
director
of
the
project
himself
appears
as
the
titular
character
Barroz,
a
Portugal
mythical
figure
in
the
movie,
that
features
the
popular
American
child
artist
Shayla
McCaffrey,
Spanish
actors
Pas
Vega
and
Rafael
Amargo
in
the
pivotal
roles.
Lydian
Nadaswaram,
the
14-year-old
Pianist
who
has
been
considered
as
Child
Prodigy
has
been
roped
in
to
compose
the
songs
and
background
score
for
Barroz.
Senior
cinematographer
KU
Mohanan
is
the
director
of
photography.
The
project,
which
is
produced
by
Antony
Perumbavoor
for
Aashirvad
Cinemas
is
expected
to
go
on
floors
in
June,
after
Mohanlal
completes
his
current
commitments.