The
Priest,
the
upcoming
horror
thriller
will
mark
the
first
onscreen
collaboration
of
megastar
Mammootty
and
lady
superstar
Manju
Warrier.
The
shooting
of
the
Mammotty
starrer
was
put
on
hold
due
to
the
novel
coronavirus
pandemic.
Reportedly,
the
shooting
of
The
Priest
will
be
resumed
on
September
22,
2020,
in
Vagamon,
Kerala.
The
shooting
of
the
movie,
which
is
directed
by
newcomer
Jofin
T
Chacko,
was
discontinued
in
March
2020
after
the
lockdown
was
implemented.
But
the
team
had
started
the
post-productions
works
recently.
Mammootty,
the
lead
actor
had
finished
shooting
for
her
portions
before
the
lockdown
started.
As
per
the
reports,
only
a
few
portions,
featuring
the
leading
lady
Manju
Warrier
is
in
pending.
From
the
promising
first
look
poster
of
The
Priest,
is
was
revealed
that
Mammootty
is
appearing
in
the
role
of
a
priest,
for
the
first
time
in
his
4-decades-long
acting
career
in
the
movie.
Manju
Warrier
is
not
playing
the
romantic
interest
of
the
megastar,
but
is
appearing
in
a
pivotal
role.
However,
nothing
much
has
been
revealed
about
Mammootty
and
Manju's
characters
in
the
movie.
Nikhila
Vimal,
the
popular
young
actress
is
appearing
in
a
pivotal
role
in
the
Mammootty
starrer.
The
Priest
will
also
feature
including
Saniya
Iyappan
and
Kaithi
fame
child
artist
Baby
Moni,
Jagadeesh,
Ramesh
Pisharody,
Madhupal,
Dinesh
Panicker,
Sivadas
Kannur,
Naseer
Sankranthi,
Tony
Luke,
Karikku
fame
Ameya
Mathew,
and
so
on
in
the
supporting
roles.
The
Priest
is
jointly
penned
by
Cocktail
fame
Shyam
Menon
and
Deepu
Pradeep.
Akhil
George
is
the
director
of
photography.
Rahul
Raj
composes
the
songs
and
original
score.
Shameer
Mohammed
handles
the
editing.
The
Mammootty
starrer
is
jointly
produced
by
filmmaker
B
Unnikrishnan
and
Anto
Joseph.