Nivin
Pauly,
the
crowd-puller
of
Malayalam
cinema
will
be
next
seen
in
the
upcoming
rustic
entertainer,
Padavettu.
In
a
recent
interview,
director
Liju
Krishna
revealed
an
exciting
update
on
the
Nivin
Pauly
starrer,
which
is
bankrolled
by
actor
Sunny
Wayne.
Interestingly,
the
filmmaker
stated
that
"Padavettu
is
by
the
people
and
for
the
people".
In
the
interview
given
to
TOI,
Liju
Krishna
revealed
that
the
Nivin
Pauly
starrer
nearly
a
thousand
residents
of
his
native
Maloor,
Kannur,
have
been
a
part
of
the
project
that
marks
his
directorial
debut.
Interestingly,
the
Padavettu
team
gave
them
acting
training
for
around
6
months,
before
starting
the
shooting.
The
newcomers
who
have
acted
in
the
Nivin
Pauly
starrer
recently
came
to
Kochi
and
successfully
finished
their
dubbing
sessions
as
well.
The
filmmaker
also
revealed
that
most
of
the
characters
have
used
their
own
costumes
in
the
movie.
Even
though
it
took
a
bit
of
time
to
shoot
the
film
and
they
needed
retakes
at
times,
things
went
really
well.
Padavettu
will
mark
the
Malayalam
debut
of
Aditi
Balan,
the
young
actress
who
rose
to
fame
with
the
highly
acclaimed
movie,
Aruvi.
As
per
the
reports,
Aditi
is
appearing
as
the
female
lead
opposite
Nivin
Pauly
in
the
movie,
which
is
scripted
by
director
Liju
Krishna
himself.
Manju
Warrier
makes
an
extended
cameo
appearance
in
Padavettu,
thus
marking
her
first
onscreen
collaboration
with
Nivin.
Vijayaraghavan,
Indrans,
Shammy
Thilakan,
Sudheesh,
Shine
Tom
Chacko,
and
so
on
essay
the
supporting
roles.
Govind
Vasantha,
the
'Thaikkudam
Bridge' fame
musician
has
composed
the
songs
and
background
score
for
the
movie.