Not
too
long
ago,
director
Aashiq
Abu
announced
his
upcoming
venture
with
Prithviraj
Sukumaran.
The
movie
titled
Vaariyamkunnan
will
have
the
Superstar
essaying
the
role
of
a
rebellion
fighter
of
Malabar,
Variyan
Kunnathu
Kunjahammed
Haji
who
fought
against
the
British
rule
in
1921.
Well,
looks
like
the
political
outfits
of
Kerala
are
not
happy
with
the
announcement,
as
the
team
has
been
receiving
threats
over
the
storyline
of
the
movie.
It
is
said
that
the
team
members
including
Prithviraj
and
Aashiq
Abu
were
asked
to
drop
the
project
by
the
outfits,
especially
on
social
media.
Well,
we
will
have
to
wait
and
watch
to
see
if
the
actor
and
director,
in
the
coming
days,
responds
to
the
threats
or
not.
It
is
to
be
noted,
that
this
is
not
the
first
time
a
movie
is
receiving
heat
from
a
section
of
people.
Recently,
Tovino
Thomas'
Minnal
Murali
movie
set
resembling
a
church
was
vandalised
by
a
group
apparently
with
political
backing.
Coming
back
to
Vaariyamkunnan,
the
movie
will
mark
the
maiden
collaboration
of
Prithviraj
and
Aashiq
Abu.
Announcing
that
the
filming
of
the
movie
will
happen
in
2021
during
the
100th
anniversary
of
the
Malabar
revolution,
the
actor
on
his
social
media
handle
wrote,
"He
stood
up
against
an
empire
that
ruled
a
quarter
of
the
world.
Etched
out
his
own
country
with
an
army
that
waged
a
never
before
war
against
the
British.
Though
history
was
burned
and
buried,
the
legend
lived
on!
The
legend
of
a
leader,
a
soldier,
a
patriot.
A
film
on
the
man
who
became
the
face
of
the
1921
Malabar
revolution.
#Vaariyamkunnan.
Filming
begins
in
2021.
On
the
100th
anniversary."
Bankrolled
by
Zikandar
and
Moideen
under
the
banner
Compassion
Movies,
the
film
is
scripted
by
Harshad
and
Rameez.
Cinematographer
Shyju
Khalid
will
crank
the
camera
for
the
movie.
The
remaining
cast
of
the
movie
is
yet
to
be
announced
by
the
makers.