Mammootty,
the
megastar
of
Malayalam
cinema
is
all
set
to
play
the
lead
role
in
Aalohari
Aanandam,
the
upcoming
Shyamaprasad
directorial.
The
filmmaker
confirmed
the
news
himself
in
the
recent
interview
given
to
a
leading
Malayalam
media.
The
Mammootty-Shyamaprasad
project
is
based
on
the
acclaimed
novel
of
the
same
name,
which
is
penned
by
Sara
Joseph.
In
the
interview,
Shyamaprasad
confirmed
that
he
is
indeed
joining
hands
with
Mammootty
for
Aalohari
Aanandam.
According
to
the
filmmaker,
he
has
been
working
on
the
script
of
the
highly-anticipated
project
for
the
past
3
years.
If
things
go
as
planned,
the
shooting
of
the
project
will
commence
in
June
2021.
The
Mammootty
starrer
is
likely
to
be
bankrolled
by
the
banner
Royal
Cinemas.
Even
though
the
reports
regarding
Mammootty
and
Shyamaprasad's
collaboration
for
the
cinematic
adaptation
of
Aalohari
Aanandam
started
doing
rounds
in
2018,
nothing
was
officially
announced.
Later,
it
was
even
rumoured
that
the
project
has
been
shelved.
However,
Shyamaprasad's
confirmation
has
finally
put
the
speculations
to
rest.
The
actor-director
duo
has
earlier
teamed
up
for
the
highly
acclaimed
2007
film
Ore
Kadal.
The
movie
had
won
the
National
Film
Award
of
2007
for
the
Best
Feature
Film
in
Malayalam.
To
the
unversed,
Aalohari
Aanandam
revolves
around
a
big
Malayali
Christian
family
and
discusses
the
various
aspects
of
the
man-woman
relationship
and
individual
sexual
orientations.
The
story
majorly
focuses
on
a
married
woman,
who
comes
out
as
a
homosexual.
When
Mammootty-Shyamaprasad
duo
teams
up
for
such
a
relevant
subject,
the
project
is
expected
to
be
a
path-breaking
attempt
in
Malayalam
cinema.
Coming
to
Mammootty's
acting
career,
the
megastar
will
be
next
seen
in
the
upcoming
mystery
thriller
The
Priest,
which
is
slated
to
be
released
in
March
2021.
He
recently
wrapped
up
the
shooting
of
the
upcoming
political
drama,
One.
Mammootty
has
some
up-and-coming
projects
in
the
pipeline,
including
Bilal,
Amal
Neerad's
OTT
project,
CBI
5,
and
so
on.