Mohanlal,
the
superstar
is
all
set
to
make
his
directorial
debut
with
the
3D
fantasy
film,
Barroz.
The
shooting
of
the
highly
anticipated
project
has
been
currently
put
on
hold
due
to
the
COVID-19
pandemic.
However,
in
a
recent
interview,
producer
Antony
Perumbavoor
finally
spilled
beans
on
the
release
of
Barroz.
According
to
the
producer,
the
Mohanlal
directorial
has
been
slated
to
hit
the
theatres
as
the
Christmas
special
release
of
2021.
Antony
Perumbavoor
stated
that
the
team
is
hopeful
that
the
pandemic
will
come
under
control
very
soon,
and
hopes
to
finish
Barroz
by
the
end
of
2021.
If
everything
goes
as
planned,
the
3D
fantasy
film
will
hit
the
theatres
for
Christmas
2021.
Director
Mohanlal
and
his
team
had
recently
kickstarted
the
second
schedule
of
Barroz.
However,
the
shoot
was
suspended
within
a
couple
of
days
owing
to
the
increasing
COVID-19
cases
and
casualties
in
Kerala.
The
shooting
of
the
project
will
resume
only
after
the
situation
comes
under
control
and
the
government
lifts
the
regulations.
Barroz,
which
marks
Mohanlal's
debut
as
a
director,
was
launched
in
March
2021
in
a
grand
event
held
in
Kochi,
in
the
presence
of
the
biggest
names
of
Malayalam
cinema.
According
to
the
complete
actor,
he
always
wanted
to
try
a
hand
in
filmmaking
but
was
waiting
for
a
different
subject
that
interests
him.
Mohanlal
himself
appears
as
the
titular
character
Barroz,
the
guardian
of
Vasco
D'
Gama's
treasure
in
the
movie.
Prithviraj
Sukumaran,
the
popular
actor-filmmaker
plays
a
key
role
in
the
project,
which
is
scripted
by
My
Dear
Kuttichathan
fame
Jijo
Punnoose.
Santhosh
Sivan,
the
veteran
cinematographer,
is
the
director
of
photography.
Child
prodigy
Lydian
Nadhaswaram
composes
the
songs
and
background
score.
Santhosh
Raman
handles
the
production
design.
Barroz
is
bankrolled
by
Antony
Perumabavoor's
Aashirvad
Cinemas.