Mammootty,
the
megastar
of
Malayalam
cinema
recently
wrapped
the
shooting
of
his
ambitious
project,
Puzhu.
The
movie,
which
marks
the
directorial
debut
of
Ratheena
Sharshad,
is
touted
to
be
a
social
thriller.
Puzhu
will
feature
talented
actress
Parvathy
Thiruvothu
as
the
female
lead,
thus
marking
her
first
onscreen
collaboration
with
Mammootty.
As
per
the
latest
updates,
the
satellite
rights
of
the
much-awaited
project
have
been
sold
for
a
whopping
amount.
If
the
reports
are
to
be
believed,
the
satellite
rights
of
the
Mammootty
starrer
have
been
bagged
by
the
popular
Malayalam
channel,
Asianet.
The
makers
of
Puzhu
are
expected
to
announce
the
exciting
update
officially,
very
soon.
The
reports
suggest
that
the
team
has
already
begun
the
post-production
activities
of
the
Mammootty
starrer.
According
to
the
sources,
the
megastar
is
expected
to
finish
dubbing
for
his
portions
in
the
Ratheena
directorial
before
he
heads
to
Hungary,
for
the
shooting
of
his
next
Telugu
project.
In
that
case,
a
massive
update
on
the
highly
anticipated
project,
mostly
its
official
teaser,
will
be
revealed
in
a
couple
of
weeks.
The
sources
suggest
that
the
makers
are
planning
a
grand
theatrical
release
for
Puzhu,
in
the
first
quarter
of
2022.
However,
the
release
date
of
the
Mammootty
starrer
will
only
get
finalised
only
after
the
team
wraps
up
post-production
works.
As
reported
earlier,
Puzhu
marks
Mammootty's
first
professional
collaboration
with
his
son,
the
popular
actor
Dulquer
Salmaan.
The
highly
anticipated
project
will
be
distributed
by
Dulquer
Salmaan's
production
banner
Wayfarer
Films.
The
Ratheena
directorial
is
produced
by
Mammootty's
close
associate
S
George,
under
the
banner
Cyn-Cil
Celluloid.
Nedumudi
Venu,
Indrans,
Malavika
Menon,
and
so
on
essay
the
supporting
roles
in
the
movie.
The
Mammootty
starrer
is
jointly
scripted
by
Unda
writer
Harshad
and
Varathan
fame
writers
duo
Suhas
and
Sharfu.
Theni
Eswar
is
the
DOP.
Manu
Jagadh
is
the
art
director.
Vishnu
Govind
and
Sreeshankar
handle
the
sound
design.
Sameera
Saneesh
heads
the
costumes
department.