The Priest: Director Jofin T Chacko Opens Up About The Mammootty Starrer

The Priest, the upcoming horror mystery thriller will feature Mammootty, the megastar in the titular role. In a recent interview given to a leading Malayalam daily, debutant director Jofin T Chacko finally opened up about his experience of working with Mammootty and Manju Warrier in The Priest, and much more.

According to director Jofin, Mammootty was the only choice for the central character in the movie, from the beginning of the scripting. When the young filmmaker contacted producer Anto Joseph, he asked Jofin to talk to his business partner, the popular filmmaker B Unnikrishnan. It was Unnikrishnan, who assured the filmmaker that he will get a chance to meet Mammootty for the story narration.

Interestingly, it took almost 3 hours for Jofin T Chacko to narrate the script to the megastar. Mammootty was totally impressed with the narration, and immediately agreed to play the part. The team approached Manju Warrier, the leading lady after the senior actor said yes to The Priest. The lady superstar, who was eagerly waiting for an opportunity to share the screen with Mammootty, also agreed to be a part of the project.

The young filmmaker also expressed his deep excitement about successfully bringing Mammootty and Manji Warrier together on screen for the first time, in the interview. The story idea of The Priest was developed in 2015. Shyam Menon and Deepu Pradeep, the scriptwriter of the movie penned the screenplay after a good amount of research.

Jofin T Chacko also revealed that around 10 days of shoot is still pending for the Mammootty starrer. The sets, which were specifically designed for the movie is still preserved for the same. The filmmaker also confirmed that an OTT release is not an option for the makers, as The Priest is a movie that should be experienced in the theaters.

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