Mohanlal,
the
complete
actor
is
back
in
the
mass
hero
avathar
with
Aaraattu,
the
upcoming
project.
If
the
latest
reports
are
to
be
true,
Aaraattu
has
now
got
a
release
date.
According
to
the
sources
close
to
the
project,
the
Mohanlal
starrer
will
hit
the
theatres
on
August
12,
2021.
As
per
the
updates,
the
makers
of
Aaraattu
opted
for
August
12,
Thursday
as
the
movie
will
be
a
part
of
the
two
most
important
celebrations
of
the
year.
If
the
Mohanlal
starrer
releases
on
this
date,
it
will
double
up
as
both
the
Independence
day
and
Onam
special
release
for
Mohanlal,
in
2021.
Even
though
the
shooting
of
the
project
has
already
been
wrapped
up,
the
makers
opted
to
release
Aaraattu
only
in
August,
aiming
for
a
worldwide
release.
If
things
go
as
planned,
the
Mohanlal-B
Unnikrishnan
project
will
hit
a
record
number
of
screens
across
the
world.
Even
though
the
makers
have
been
receiving
great
offers
from
the
OTT
platforms,
the
team
has
confirmed
that
Aaraattu
will
release
in
theatres.
Mohanlal
is
playing
the
central
character
Neyyattinkara
Gopan,
in
Aaraattu.
The
movie,
which
is
said
to
be
an
out-and-out
mass
entertainer,
revolves
around
the
life
of
Gopan,
who
travels
from
his
native
Neyyattinkara
to
a
village
in
Palakkad
with
a
special
motive.
The
grapevine
suggests
that
Aaraattu
is
made
with
a
whopping
budget
of
Rs.
30
Crore.
Shraddha
Srinath
is
appearing
as
the
female
lead
in
the
movie.
Garuda
Ram,
the
KGF
fame
actor
plays
the
lead
antagonist.
Ravikumar,
Nedumudi
Venu,
Seema,
Saikumar,
Vijayaraghavan,
Siddique,
Indrans,
Raghavan,
Nandu,
Kochu
Preman,
director
Johny
Antony,
Biju
Pappan,
Sheela,
Swasika,
Malavika,
Rachana
Narayanankutty,
and
so
on
essay
the
supporting
roles.
Rahul
Raj
has
composed
the
songs
and
original
score.
Vijay
Ulakanath
is
the
DOP.
Sameer
Mohammed
handles
the
editing.