Mammootty,
the
megastar
of
Malayalam
cinema
is
finally
joining
hands
with
talented
filmmaker
Lijo
Jose
Pellissery.
The
actor-director
duo
is
teaming
up
for
the
first
time
for
the
upcoming
project,
which
has
been
titled
Nanpakal
Nerathu
Mayakkam.
Interestingly,
the
project
will
also
mark
the
maiden
venture
of
Mammootty's
newly
launched
home
banner,
Mammootty
Company.
S
Hareesh
has
penned
the
screenplay
and
dialogues
for
Nanpakal
Nerathu
Mayakkam,
while
director
Lijo
Jose
Pellissery
himself
has
penned
the
story.
Along
with
Mammootty,
senior
actor
Ashokan
is
playing
a
pivotal
role
in
the
movie.
As
per
the
latest
updates,
the
project
started
rolling
on
Pazhani,
on
Sunday
(November
7,
2021).
Nanpakal
Nerathu
Mayakkam
will
be
shot
at
the
various
locations
of
Pazhani
and
Velankanni,
in
a
40-day
long
schedule.
Renowned
cinematographer
Theni
Eswar
has
joined
the
team
as
the
director
of
photography.
The
highly
anticipated
project
is
bankrolled
by
Mammootty
and
director
Lijo
Jose
Pellissery
himself,
under
the
banners
Mammootty
Company
and
Amen
Movie
Monastery.
After
wrapping
up
Nanpakal
Nerathu
Mayakkam,
Mammootty
will
once
again
team
up
with
the
Jallikattu
director
for
an
upcoming
Netflix
project.
The
movie,
which
is
an
anthology
based
on
Jnanpith
winning
writer
MT
Vasudevan
Nair,
will
feature
the
veteran
actor
as
the
leading
man
of
one
of
its
segments.
The
Mammootty
starring
segment
is
being
helmed
by
Lijo
Jose
Pellissery.
Coming
to
Mammootty's
work
front,
the
megastar
recently
wrapped
up
the
foreign
schedule
of
his
upcoming
Telugu
project,
Agent.
Even
though
he
was
initially
supposed
to
join
the
sets
of
CBI
5
after
returning
to
Kerala,
the
project
is
delayed
once
again
due
to
unknown
reasons.
Instead,
the
veteran
actor
will
start
shooting
for
Nanpakal
Nerathu
Mayakkam.
Mammootty
also
has
some
exciting
projects
gearing
up
for
release,
including
Puzhu
and
Bheeshma
Parvam.