Mohanlal
and
Priyadarshan,
the
most-loved
actor-director
duo
of
the
Malayalam
film
industry,
is
all
set
to
join
hands
once
again
after
Marakkar
Arabikadalinte
Simham.
The
National
award-winning
filmmaker
had
confirmed
that
he
is
indeed
teaming
up
with
Mohanlal
for
a
sports
drama,
in
a
recent
interview
given
to
a
leading
Malayalam
daily.
As
per
the
latest
reports,
the
complete
actor
is
playing
the
role
of
a
boxing
champion
in
the
Priyadarshan
directorial.
The
reports
started
doing
rounds
after
Mohanlal
recently
kickstarted
the
training
for
his
character
in
the
movie.
As
per
the
updates,
the
superstar
is
planning
to
undergo
boxing
training
for
the
next
year.
To
the
unversed,
Mohanlal
is
a
trained
wrestler
and
had
won
the
Kerala
State
Wrestling
championship
in
the
years
1977
and
1978.
The
fans
of
the
superstar
and
cine-goers
are
eagerly
waiting
to
finally
watch
him
in
the
role
of
a
boxing
champion
on
the
silver
screen,
in
the
Priyadarshan
directorial.
The
highly
anticipated
project
is
expected
to
go
on
floors
in
2022,
after
Mohanlal
wraps
up
his
current
commitments.
Priyadarshan's
next
project,
which
is
scripted
by
MT
Vasudevan
Nair,
is
expected
to
start
rolling
before
the
Mohanlal
starring
sports
drama.
An
official
announcement
on
the
Mohanlal-Priyadarshan
project
is
expected
to
be
made
very
soon.
Coming
to
Mohanlal's
career,
the
complete
actor
is
currently
busy
with
his
much-awaited
directorial
debut,
Barroz.
The
superstar
recently
wrapped
up
the
shooting
of
Aaraattu,
the
upcoming
B
Unnikrishnan
directorial.
The
most-awaited
Aaraattu
teaser
is
all
set
to
be
released
on
the
auspicious
occasion
of
Vishu.
After
completing
Barroz,
Mohanlal
is
expected
to
kickstart
the
shooting
of
Empuraan,
the
sequel
of
the
2019-released
blockbuster
Lucifer.
The
Prithviraj
Sukumaran
directorial
is
expected
to
go
on
floors
by
the
end
of
2021
and
is
slated
to
hit
the
theatres
in
2022.