Aaraattu,
the
highly
anticipated
Mohanlal
starrer
is
currently
under
production.
The
shooting
of
the
mass
entertainer,
which
is
directed
by
B
Unnikrishnan
is
nearing
its
final
stage.
As
per
the
latest
reports,
Aaraattu
will
mark
the
reunion
of
Mohanlal
and
the
veteran
actor
Ravikumar,
after
a
long
gap
of
39
years.
According
to
the
latest
updates,
Ravikumar
has
been
roped
in
to
play
the
role
of
Mohanlal's
father
in
the
B
Unnikrishnan
directorial.
Mohanlal
and
Ravikumar
last
shared
the
screen
in
the
acclaimed
film
Madrasile
Mon,
which
was
released
in
1982.
Expectations
are
riding
high
on
Aaraattu,
as
the
project
marks
yet
another
collaboration
of
the
senior
actor
with
the
superstar.
As
reported
earlier,
Mohanlal
is
playing
the
central
character
Neyyattinkara
Gopan
in
Aaraattu.
The
movie
revolves
around
the
life
of
Gopan,
who
travels
from
his
native
Neyyattinkara
to
a
village
in
Palakkad
with
a
special
motive.
According
to
director
B
Unnikrishnan
and
writer
Udaya
Krishna,
Aaraattu
is
an
out
and
out
mass
entertainer
that
deserves
a
grand
theatrical
release.
As
per
the
reports,
the
Mohanlal
starrer
is
being
made
with
a
whopping
budget
of
around
Rs.
30
Crore.
Shraddha
Srinath
is
appearing
as
the
female
lead
in
the
movie.
Garuda
Ram,
the
KGF
fame
actor
plays
the
lead
antagonist.
Nedumudi
Venu,
Seema,
Saikumar,
Vijayaraghavan,
Siddique,
Indrans,
Raghavan,
Nandu,
Kochu
Preman,
director
Johny
Antony,
Biju
Pappan,
Sheela,
Swasika,
Malavika,
Rachana
Narayanankutty,
and
so
on
appear
in
the
supporting
roles.
Rahul
Raj
has
composed
the
songs
and
original
score.
Vijay
Ulakanath
is
the
DOP.
Sameer
Mohammed
handles
the
editing.
Aaraattu
is
expected
to
hit
the
theatres
on
Onam
2021.