Prithviraj
Sukumaran,
the
popular
actor-filmmaker
is
all
set
to
join
hands
with
director-producer
Aashiq
Abu
for
the
first
time
in
his
career.
Interestingly,
the
duo
is
joining
hands
for
the
upcoming
period
drama,
which
has
been
titled
as
Vaariyamkunnan.
The
project,
which
will
feature
Prithviraj
Sukumaran
in
the
titular
role,
is
directed
by
Aashiq
Abu.
The
announcement
of
Vaariyamkunnan
came
out
as
a
great
surprise
for
both
the
fans
of
Prithviraj
and
Aashiq,
as
the
duo
has
never
hinted
about
working
together
earlier.
With
this
highly
anticipated
project,
the
long-time
dream
of
the
cine-goers
to
witness
the
association
of
Aadujeevitham
actor
and
Virus
director
has
finally
come
true.
Prithviraj,
who
is
totally
excited
about
the
project,
took
to
his
official
social
media
pages
to
make
the
big
announcement.
'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.',
wrote
the
actor
on
his
post.
As
per
the
reports,
Prithviraj
is
appearing
as
the
historical
character
Vaariyamkunnathu
Kunjahammad
Haji,
the
founder
of
'Malayalarajyam'
state,
in
the
big-budget
venture.
Vaariyamkunnan,
which
will
start
rolling
in
2021,
is
jointly
penned
by
Unda
fame
writer
Harshad
and
Rameez.
Muhsin
Parari,
the
renowned
scenarios
is
co-directing
the
movie
along
with
director
Aashiq
Abu.
Shyju
Khalid
is
the
director
of
photography.
Saiju
Sreedharan
handles
the
editing,
while
Jyothish
Shankar
handles
the
art
direction.
Sameera
Saneesh
will
design
the
costumes
for
the
project.
Benny
Kattappana
is
the
production
controller.
Vaariyamkunnan
is
produced
Zikander
and
Moideen,
under
the
banners
Compass
Movies
LTD
and
OPM
Cinemas.