Thuramukham,
the
upcoming
political
thriller
marks
the
first
collaboration
of
Nivin
Pauly,
the
young
crowd
puller
of
Malayalam
cinema
and
the
National
award-winning
cinematographer-director
Rajeev
Ravi.
The
movie,
which
is
unarguably
one
of
the
most
awaited
releases
of
the
year,
is
expected
to
be
released
by
the
second
half
of
2020.
As
per
the
latest
reports,
Sudev
Nair,
the
Kerala
State
Film
Award-winning
actor
is
appearing
as
the
lead
antagonist
in
Thuramukham.
Thus
the
Rajeev
Ravi
directorial
will
mark
Sudev
Nair's
third
onscreen
collaboration
with
Nivin
Pauly
after
the
great
successes
of
the
Rosshan
Andrrews
directorial
Kayamkulam
Kochunni
and
Aneef
Adeni
project
Mikhael.
Thuramukham,
which
is
a
highly
ambitious
project
for
director
Rajeev
Ravi,
is
a
period
thriller
that
revolves
around
the
famous
protests
against
the
Chappa
system
that
existed
in
the
coastal
areas
of
Cochin
during
the
1950s.
Nivin
Pauly
essays
the
central
character
in
the
movie
which
features
Indrajith
Sukumaran
and
Biju
Menon
in
the
other
pivotal
roles.
As
per
the
reports,
Thuramukham
is
based
on
the
popular
play
of
the
same
name,
which
was
written
by
KM
Chidambaram.
The
Rajeev
Ravi
project
is
scripted
by
Gopan
Chidamabaram,
the
popular
writer
and
son
of
KM
Chidambaram.
Gopan
was
the
co-writer
of
Iyobinte
Pusthakam,
the
2014-released
period
thriller
that
featured
Fahadh
Faasil
in
the
lead
role
and
directed
by
Amal
Neerad.
Nimisha
Sajayan,
the
Kerala
State
Film
Award-winning
actress
appears
as
the
female
lead
opposite
Nivin
Pauly
in
the
movie.
Joju
George,
Manikandan
Achari,
Arjun
Ashokan,
Poornima
Indrajith,
Darshana
Rajendran,
etc.,
essay
the
supporting
roles
in
the
movie.
Thuramukham
is
produced
by
Sukumar
Thekkeppat,
under
the
banner
Mini
Studios.
The
shooting
of
the
project
is
currently
stopped
due
to
the
all
India
lockdown.