Prithviraj
Sukumaran,
the
multi-faceted
talent,
and
Sachy,
the
late
director
were
planning
to
team
up
again
after
the
success
of
Ayyappanum
Koshiyum.
The
duo
was
planning
to
announce
their
next
outing
Vilayath
Buddha,
but
Sachy
passed
away
in
June
2020
leaving
the
project
halfway.
But,
the
Prithviraj
Sukumaran
starrer
is
now
back
on
track.
Jayam
Nambiar,
the
longtime
associate
of
Sachy,
has
confirmed
that
he
is
taking
over
the
project,
as
the
new
director.
In
a
recent
interview
given
to
a
leading
daily,
Jayan
stated
that
it
is
a
very
special
project
for
him,
as
it
was
the
last
project
his
mentor
was
associated
with.
Prithviraj
Sukumaran
is
playing
the
role
of
a
smuggler
in
the
movie.
According
to
the
filmmaker,
he
has
decided
to
put
the
much-awaited
project
Ayalvaashi,
which
was
supposed
to
feature
Prithviraj
and
Indrajith
Sukumaran
in
the
lead
roles,
for
Vilayath
Buddha.
Jayan
Nambiar
also
revealed
that
it
was
Prithviraj,
who
suggested
him
to
take
over
the
project.
Vilayath
Buddha,
which
is
an
adaptation
of
the
popular
novel
GR
Indugopan's
popular
novel
of
the
same
name.
The
movie
will
revolves
around
two
major
characters,
Bhaskaran
Master,
who
grows
a
sandalwood
tree
in
his
yard
with
a
personal
motive,
and
his
former
student
'Double'
Mohanan,
a
smuggler.
Vilayath
Buddha
depicts
how
Master
and
Mohanan's
bond
evolve,
after
the
clash
over
the
sandalwood
tree.
Prithviraj
Sukumaran
is
appearing
as
smuggler
'Double' Mohanan
in
the
movie.
Even
though
the
casting
for
the
role
of
Bhaskaran
Master
is
already
done,
director
Jayan
Nambiar
refrained
from
revealing
the
name
of
the
artist.
The
project,
which
is
jointly
scripted
by
GR
Indugopan
and
Rajesh,
is
expected
to
be
bankrolled
by
Prithviraj's
home
banner,
Prithviraj
Productions.