Tovino
Thomas
and
Aishwarya
Lekshmi,
the
much-loved
star
pair
are
all
set
to
share
the
screen
once
again
in
the
upcoming
movie
Kaanekkane.
The
movie,
which
is
directed
by
Uyare
fame
Manu
Ashokan,
will
also
feature
Suraj
Venjaramoodu
and
Shruti
Ramachandran
in
the
pivotal
roles.
The
first
look
poster
of
Kaanekkane
was
recently
launched
by
the
superstars
Mammootty
and
Mohanlal,
through
their
social
media
pages.
In
a
recent
interview
given
to
TOI,
director
Manu
Ashokan
revealed
some
interesting
details
about
the
star-studded
project.
According
to
the
young
filmmaker,
the
entire
team
was
originally
supposed
to
join
hands
for
another
project.
But,
the
team
was
later
forced
to
drop
that
project,
due
to
the
novel
coronavirus
pandemic,
and
safety
protocols.
Later,
writers
Bobby-Sanjay
narrated
the
storyline
of
Kaanekkane
to
Manu
Ashokan,
and
the
team
decided
to
go
ahead
with
the
project.
The
filmmaker
also
revealed
that
it
was
the
producer
who
motivated
the
team,
saying
that
the
industry
is
going
to
come
up
with
new
innovative
ideas,
during
this
pandemic
period.
Manu
Ashokan
also
added
that
the
idea
of
this
film
was
developed
in
a
short
period
of
time,
unlike
his
first
outing
Uyare,
which
was
developed
after
10-months-long
research.
Kaanekkane
is
said
to
be
a
film
that
revolves
around
the
fictional
story
of
raw
human
relationships.
According
to
director
Manu
Ashokan,
it
is
totally
a
performance-oriented
film,
that
majorly
depicts
the
emotional
journeys
of
the
four
main
characters,
played
by
Tovino
Thomas,
Aishwarya
Lekshmi,
Suraj
Venjaramoodu,
and
Shruti
Ramachandran.
Prema
Prakash
and
Rony
David
Raj
play
the
other
pivotal
roles.
Alby
Antony
is
the
DOP
of
the
project.
Ranjin
Raj
composes
the
music.
Kaanekkane
is
produced
y
TR
Shamsudheen,
under
the
banner
DreamKatcher.