Prithviraj
Sukumaran,
the
talented
actor
is
joining
hands
with
popular
filmmaker
Aashiq
Abu
for
the
first
time
in
his
career,
for
the
upcoming
project
Vaariyamkunnan.
The
movie,
which
revolves
around
the
Malabar
Mappila
Lahala
of
1921,
has
been
making
headlines
recently
after
a
group
of
netizens
attacked
lead
actor
Prithviraj
for
being
a
part
of
Vaariyamkunnan
which
deals
with
a
controversial
subject.
However,
these
controversies
have
not
affected
the
cast
and
crew
members,
who
are
eagerly
waiting
to
kickstart
the
prestigious.
Meanwhile,
the
close
sources
revealed
the
actual
budget
of
the
highly
anticipated
project.
According
to
the
reports,
Vaariyamkunnan
is
being
made
with
a
whopping
budget
of
80
Crores
and
is
expected
to
be
one
of
the
most
expensive
projects
of
its
lead
actor
Prithviraj's
career.
The
announcement
of
the
historical
drama
came
out
as
a
great
surprise
for
both
the
fans
of
both
the
Aadujeevitham
actor
and
Virus
director,
as
the
duo
had
not
mentioned
about
working
together
in
any
of
their
recent
interviews.
With
Vaariyamkunnan,
the
long-time
dream
of
the
cine-goers
to
witness
the
association
of
Prithviraj
Sukumaran
and
Aashiq
Abu.
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.
Reportedly,
Prithviraj
Sukumaran
is
playing
the
titular
character
Vaariyamkunnan
aka
Vaariyamkunnathu
Kunjahammad
Haji,
the
freedom
fighter
and
founder
of
'Malayalarajyam'
state,
in
this
big-budget
venture.
Shyju
Khalid
is
the
cinematographer
project.
Saiju
Sreedharan
handles
the
editing.
Jyothish
Shankar
is
the
art
director.
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.