Marakkar
Arabikadalinte
Simham,
the
highly
anticipated
Mohanlal
starrer
is
gearing
up
for
a
grand
release.
The
magnum
opus,
which
was
delayed
a
year
due
to
the
pandemic,
is
all
set
to
get
a
grand
release
on
March
26,
2020.
As
per
the
latest
reports,
the
overseas
rights
of
the
Mohanlal-Priyadarshan
project
has
been
sold
for
a
record
price.
According
to
the
grapevine,
popular
banner
Phars
Films
has
bagged
the
overseas
rights
of
Marakkar
Arabikadalinte
Simham
for
a
whopping
Rs.
14
Crore.
If
the
reports
are
to
be
true,
this
is
the
highest
amount
received
by
a
Malayalam
film
for
the
overseas
rights,
so
far.
Thus,
the
Mohanlal-Priyadarshan
project
has
set
yet
another
record
even
before
its
release.
However,
this
report
is
yet
to
be
confirmed
by
the
makers
of
Marakkar
Arabikadalinte
Simham.
An
official
announcement
on
the
overseas
release
is
expected
to
be
made
by
the
second
half
of
February
2021,
once
things
get
official.
Meanwhile,
the
makers
of
the
Mohanlal
starrer
are
all
set
to
release
the
first
lyrical
video
of
the
Priyadarshan
directorial,
on
February
5,
Friday.
The
exciting
update
was
revealed
by
Antony
Perumbavoor,
the
producer
of
the
project
through
his
official
social
media
handles.
The
first
song,
Kunju
Kunjali
will
feature
Pranav
Mohanlal,
who
plays
the
young
Kunjali
Marakkar
and
senior
actress
Suhasini
Maniratnam.
Coming
to
Marakkar
Arabikadalinte
Simham,
Mohanlal
is
appearing
as
the
historical
character
Kunjali
Marakkar
IV
aka
Mohammed
Ali
in
Marakkar
Arabikadalinte
Simham,
which
is
jointly
scripted
by
the
director
Priyadarshan
and
Ani
Sasi.
The
historical
drama
revolves
around
the
life
of
Kunjali
Markkar
IV,
who
served
the
Samoothiri
Kingdom
of
Calicut
as
the
naval
chieftain,
in
the
16th
century.
The
project
features
an
extensive
star
cast
including
Manju
Warrier,
Keerthy
Suresh,
Suniel
Shetty,
Arjun
Sarja,
Prabhu
Ganesan,
Mukesh,
Siddique,
Nedumudi
Venu,
Innocent,
Mamukoya,
Kalyani
Priyadarshan,
and
so
on
in
the
other
pivotal
roles.