Mohanlal's
highly
anticipated
directorial
debut
Barroz
was
launched
in
a
grand
event
held
at
Kochi,
recently.
The
movie,
which
is
a
3D
fantasy
film,
features
Prithviraj
Sukumaran
in
a
pivotal
role.
The
sources
close
to
Barroz
have
now
revealed
some
interesting
details
about
Prithviraj
Sukumaran's
role
in
the
Mohanlal
directorial.
As
per
the
reports,
the
actor-filmmaker
is
playing
the
character
Ron
Madhav,
an
NRI
real
estate
tycoon
from
the
USA.
Ron
Madhav
is
back
in
India
with
an
intention
to
buy
the
D'Gama
Mansions
in
Goa.
The
sources
suggest
that
Prithviraj
Sukumaran's
role
in
the
movie
is
a
very
crucial
one,
even
though
he
is
not
playing
the
protagonist.
Well,
the
cine-goers
are
now
eagerly
waiting
for
Mohanlal
and
Prithviraj's
second
onscreen
collaboration.
Interestingly,
Prithviraj
Sukumaran
had
directed
Mohanlal
in
his
directorial
debut
Lucifer,
which
went
on
to
become
the
all-time
highest
grosser
of
the
Malayalam
film
industry.
Now,
it
is
Mohanlal's
turn
to
direct
the
young
talent
in
his
directorial
debut.
Photo
Courtesy:
Nijith
R
Nair
After
completing
Barroz,
Prithviraj
Sukumaran
and
Mohanlal
will
soon
reunite
for
the
much-awaited
sequel
of
Lucifer,
which
has
been
titled
Empuraan.
The
pre-production
activities
of
the
movie
are
expected
to
begin
by
the
end
of
2021.
In
that
case,
the
highly
anticipated
project
will
go
on
floors
by
mid-2022.
Mohanlal
will
return
as
his
much-celebrated
character
Stephen
Nedumpilly
aka
Khureshi
Ab'Ram
in
the
movie.
Along
with
directing
the
film,
Prithviraj
Sukumaran
is
playing
the
role
of
Khureshi's
most-trusted
ally
Zayed
Masood.
As
reported
earlier,
Lucifer
is
a
trilogy
that
is
expected
to
have
a
third
installment
as
well.
Coming
back
to
Barroz,
Santhosh
Sivan
handles
the
cinematography
of
the
project,
which
is
scripted
by
Jijo
Punnoos.
The
directorial
debut
of
Mohanlal
is
bankrolled
by
his
close
associate
Antony
Perumbavoor,
under
the
banner
Aashirvad
Cinemas.