Mohanlal,
the
complete
actor,
and
popular
filmmaker
B
Unnikrishnan
are
joining
hands
once
again
for
the
highly
anticipated
project
Aaraattu.
As
per
the
latest
updates,
it
has
been
confirmed
that
the
KGF
actor
Garuda
Ram
aka
Ramachandra
Raju
is
a
part
of
the
Mohanlal
starrer.
The
exciting
update
was
revealed
by
director
B
Unnikrishnan,
recently.
The
Aaraattu
director
recently
took
to
his
official
social
media
pages
and
shared
a
picture
with
the
leading
man
Mohanlal
and
Garuda
Ram.
"It
was
nice
working
with
Ram,
aka
Garuda
Ram
in
#aarattu",
wrote
B
Unnikrishnan
in
his
post.
Even
though
nothing
much
has
been
revealed
about
the
KGF
actor's
character
in
the
movie,
the
sources
close
to
the
project
suggest
that
he
is
playing
the
lead
antagonist.
So,
it
has
been
confirmed
that
the
Mohanlal
starrer
will
mark
the
Malayalam
debut
of
Garuda
Ram.
The
actor,
who
rose
to
fame
by
playing
the
antagonist
Garuda
in
the
Kannada
blockbuster
KGF,
is
one
of
the
most
sought-after
actors
in
the
South
Indian
film
industry
right
now.
He
is
expected
to
reprise
the
character
in
KGF:
Chapter
2
as
well.
Coming
to
Aaraattu,
Mohanlal
is
playing
the
central
character
Neyyattinkara
Gopan
in
the
movie.
The
movie
depicts
the
story
of
Gopan,
who
travels
from
his
native
Neyyattinkara
to
a
village
in
Palakkad
with
a
special
motive.
In
a
recent
interview,
director
B
Unnikrishnan
and
scriptwriter
Udaya
Krishna
had
revealed
that
comedy
and
action
sequences
would
be
the
major
highlights
of
the
movie.
Shraddha
Srinath
is
appearing
as
the
female
lead
opposite
Mohanlal
in
the
movie.
The
project
also
features
Nedumudi
Venu,
Saikumar,
Vijayaraghavan,
Siddique,
Indrans,
Raghavan,
Nandu,
Kochu
Preman,
director
Johny
Antony,
Biju
Pappan,
Sheela,
Swasika,
Malavika,
Rachana
Narayanankutty,
and
so
on
in
the
supporting
roles.
Vijay
Ulakanath
is
the
DOP.
Sameer
Mohammed
handles
the
editing.
Aaraattu
is
slated
to
hit
the
theatres
by
mid-2021.