Mammootty,
the
megastar
is
playing
the
titular
role
in
the
highly
anticipated
upcoming
mystery
thriller,
The
Priest.
Interestingly,
the
much-awaited
official
teaser
of
The
Priest
has
now
finally
got
a
release
date.
The
first
teaser
of
the
Mammootty
starrer
will
be
revealed
on
January
14,
Thursday,
on
the
special
occasion
of
Pongal.
The
exciting
news
was
revealed
by
the
cast
and
crew
members
through
social
media.
The
Priest
official
teaser
will
be
revealed
at
7
PM
on
January
14,
through
the
official
social
media
pages
of
the
leading
man,
Mammootty.
The
makers
also
revealed
a
new
poster
of
the
Jofin
T
Chacko
directorial,
along
with
the
teaser
release
announcement.
In
the
poster,
Mammootty
is
seen
sitting
in
a
room,
along
with
his
dog.
As
reported
recently,
the
post-production
activities
of
The
Priest
is
nearing
the
final
stage.
Manju
Warrier,
the
lady
superstar
who
plays
the
female
lead
in
the
Mammootty
starrer,
had
recently
finished
dubbing
for
the
project.
The
team
revealed
the
updates
by
sharing
Manju's
pictures
that
were
clicked
from
the
dubbing
studio.
Coming
to
The
Priest,
the
movie
which
is
said
to
be
an
out-and-out
horror
thriller,
marks
Mammootty's
first-ever
onscreen
collaboration
with
Manju
Warrier.
However,
Manju
is
not
appearing
as
the
female
lead
opposite
the
megastar
in
the
movie,
as
his
character
doesn't
have
a
romantic
track
in
the
film.
Instead,
the
lady
superstar
is
playing
a
pivotal
character.
The
Priest
will
also
feature
Nikhila
Vimal,
Saniya
Iyappan,
Baby
Monica
in
the
pivotal
roles.
The
rest
of
the
star
cast
includes
several
renowned
faces
of
Malayalam
cinema,
including
Jagadeesh,
Ramesh
Pisharody,
Madhupal,
Dinesh
Panicker,
Sivadas
Kannur,
Naseer
Sankranthi,
Tony
Luke,
Karikku
fame
Ameya
Mathew,
etc.
The
Mammootty
starrer
is
jointly
produced
by
filmmaker
B
Unnikrishnan
and
Anto
Joseph.