Prithviraj
Sukumaran,
the
multi-faceted
talent
and
Mammootty,
the
megastar
of
Malayalam
cinema,
are
all
set
to
join
hands
once
again.
As
per
the
latest
reports,
Prithviraj
and
Mammootty
are
coming
together
for
the
upcoming
Kunchan
Nambiar
biopic,
directed
by
the
senior
filmmaker
Hariharan.
The
project
was
officially
announced
by
Hariharan
himself,
in
a
recent
interview.
Interestingly,
Prithviraj
Sukumaran
is
playing
the
central
character
Kunchan
Nambiar,
the
legendary
poet
and
the
inventor
of
the
popular
art
form
'Ottamthullal'
in
the
project,
which
is
reportedly
titled
as
Kalakkathu
Kunchan
Nambiar.
Mammootty,
on
the
other
hand,
will
make
a
cameo
appearance
as
Marthanda
Varma,
who
was
the
rule
of
Travancore
aka
Venadu
during
the
mid-1970s.
According
to
director
Hariharan,
the
team
has
been
busy
with
the
preparations
for
the
project
from
the
past
year.
They
were
planning
to
officially
announce
the
project
in
a
grand
pooja
ceremony
which
was
supposed
to
be
held
in
Chennai
on
April
14,
2020,
on
the
auspicious
occasion
of
Vishu.
However,
the
plans
were
canceled
at
the
last
minute
due
to
the
coronavirus
threat
and
lockdown.
Kalakkathu
Kunchan
Nambiar
is
scripted
by
K
Jayakumar.
Reportedly,
it
was
the
veteran
writer
MT
Vasudevan
Nair
who
recommended
Jayakumar
to
pen
the
script
for
the
project.
Along
with
Prithviraj
Sukumaran
and
Mammootty,
the
two
senior
actors
of
the
South
Indian
film
industry
have
been
roped
in
to
play
the
roles
of
Mathoor
Panicker
and
Dronambilli
Naykkar.
The
project
will
feature
three
female
leads
and
some
top
actresses
have
been
considered
for
the
characters.
Director
Hariharan
was
planning
to
helm
a
project
on
the
Kunchan
Nambiar,
ever
since
he
read
the
legendary
poet's
literary
works.
The
senior
filmmaker
feels
that
Nambiar's
life
deserves
a
biopic,
as
he
is
the
writer
who
single-handedly
revolutionized
the
Malayalam
literature.
Ilaiyaraaja
will
compose
the
music
for
the
project.
Resul
Pookutty
handles
the
sound
design.
Kalakkathu
Kunchan
Nambiar
is
produced
by
Gokulam
Gopalan
under
the
banner
Sree
Gokulam
Movies.