Mohanlal
is
currently
busy
with
the
shooting
of
Aarattu,
the
highly
anticipated
upcoming
mass
entertainer.
If
the
latest
reports
are
to
be
true,
Aaraattu
is
now
gearing
up
for
a
grand
theatrical
release.
As
per
the
latest
updates,
the
Mohanlal
starrer
has
been
slated
to
hit
the
theatres
for
Onam
2021.
According
to
the
sources
close
to
Aaraattu,
the
makers
are
keen
to
have
a
grand
theatrical
release
for
the
project.
In
the
current
scenario,
it
is
impossible
for
the
Mohanlal
starrer
to
have
a
record
release,
as
the
occupancy
in
theatres
has
been
limited,
and
around
20
Malayalam
films
are
already
set
to
release
in
theatres
by
the
end
of
2021
first
half.
So,
the
release
of
Aaraattu
has
been
pushed
to
August
2021,
and
the
movie
is
supposed
to
get
released
on
the
Onam
weekend.
In
a
recent
interview
given
to
a
leading
Malayalam
daily,
director
B
Unnikrishnan
and
writer
Uday
Krishna
had
revealed
that
they
had
received
great
offers
from
certain
OTT
platforms
but
declined
all
of
them.
According
to
the
writer-director
duo,
Aaraattu
is
a
complete
masala
entertainer
that
deserves
to
be
watched
on
the
silver
screen.
As
per
the
reports,
the
Mohanlal
starrer
is
a
big-budget
venture
that
is
being
made
with
a
budget
of
Rs.
30
Crore.
This
another
reason
why
the
makers
have
clearly
declined
the
offers
to
release
the
film
on
an
OTT
platform.
Coming
to
the
star
cast
of
Aaraattu,
Mohanlal
is
playing
the
central
character
Neyyattinkara
Gopan
in
the
movie.
KGF
fame
actor
Garuda
Ram
appears
as
the
antagonist
in
the
movie,
while
Shraddha
Srinath
plays
the
female
lead.
Rahul
Raj
has
composed
the
songs
and
original
score.
Vijay
Ulakanath
is
the
DOP.
Sameer
Mohammed
handles
the
editing.