With
much
fanfare,
Prithviraj
Sukumaran
announced
his
next
with
Gokulraj
Baskar
yesterday
(August
17).
In
a
poster
released
along
with
the
announcement,
the
actor
revealed
that
the
project
will
be
India's
first
film
to
be
completely
shot
under
virtual
production.
With
many
wondering
if
the
film
is
based
on
an
epic
story,
thanks
to
the
poster
that
made
it
look
like
one,
the
director
has
stated
that
the
film
is
indeed
an
epic
drama
based
on
a
mythical
character
from
Kerala.
While
interacting
with
Times
of
India,
Gokulraj
Baskar
was
quoted
as
saying,
"Prithviraj
Sukumaran-starrer
is
based
on
a
mythical
story.
It's
about
a
mythical
character
from
Kerala,
which
could
also
attract
the
international
audience."
Adding
that
he
and
his
team
will
be
filming
the
yet-to-be-titled
movie
in
a
studio
in
Kochi,
he
said
that
he
has
been
researching
the
real-time
visual
effects
since
a
long
time.
He
went
on
to
say,
"We
will
be
filming
the
movie
in
a
studio
set
in
Kochi,
Kerala.
I
have
been
researching
about
the
real
time
visual
effects
for
a
long
time
now
and
I
am
taking
the
initiative
of
assembling
a
studio
in
Kerala
itself.
We
will
bring
adequate
team
and
virtual
production
tools
to
our
studio."
He
added
that
the
new
method
would
have
a
great
scope
in
the
industry,
especially
during
the
COVID-19
crisis.
Gokulraj
said
that
he
is
elated
to
introduce
the
new
technology
through
his
film,
which
can
be
a
saviour
in
situations
like
a
lockdown.
The
film
is
backed
by
Prithviraj
Productions
and
Magic
Frame.
It
is
to
be
noted
that
ace
filmmaker
SS
Rajamouli's
RRR
team
is
also
eyeing
for
virtual
technology.
However,
there
is
no
confirmation
regarding
the
same.
Interestingly,
the
only
two
films
which
are
made
with
the
massive
technology
so
far
are
the
2019
films
The
Lion
King
and
The
Mandalorian.