Santhosh
Sivan,
the
veteran
cinematographer
is
making
a
comeback
to
filmmaking,
very
soon.
In
a
recent
discussion
held
on
the
social
media
platform
Clubhouse,
Santhosh
Sivan
revealed
that
he
is
teaming
up
with
the
legendary
writer
MT
Vasudevan
Nair,
for
a
project.
The
highly
anticipated
project
is
produced
by
the
OTT
giant,
Netflix.
During
the
Clubhouse
discussion,
Santhosh
Sivan
revealed
that
his
MT
Vasudevan
Nair-scripted
project
is
titled
Abhayam
Thedi.
According
to
the
cinematographer-filmmaker,
the
project
revolves
around
the
life
of
a
man
who
awaits
his
death.
Santhosh
Sivan
also
revealed
that
Siddique,
the
senior
actor
is
playing
the
central
character
in
the
project.
However,
he
refrained
from
revealing
more
details
of
the
project,
which
is
the
first
independent
Malayalam
production
of
Netflix.
However,
the
grapevine
suggests
that
the
Santhosh-MT
project
is
a
part
of
the
upcoming
Netflix
anthology,
which
consists
of
8
stories
penned
by
the
Jnanpith-winning
writer.
If
the
reports
are
to
be
believed,
the
anthology
will
depict
8
stories
of
MT
Vasudevan
Nair,
which
will
be
directed
by
the
leading
filmmakers.
Santhosh
Sivan,
who
is
all
excited
about
teaming
up
with
MT
Vasudevan
Nair,
revealed
that
the
project
is
a
big
challenge
for
him.
The
cinematographer
feels
that
an
OTT
platform
like
Netflix
is
the
best
medium
to
reach
international
audiences,
and
offers
a
lot
to
explore.
Coming
to
Santhosh
Sivan's
filmmaking
career,
he
is
best
known
for
the
Prithviraj
Sukumaran
starrer
Anandabhadram,
which
has
been
considered
as
one
of
the
finest
dark
fantasy
films
ever
made
Malayalam.
The
filmmaker's
upcoming
directorial
venture
Jack
N
Jill,
which
features
Manju
Warrier
and
Kalidas
Jayaram
in
the
lead
roles,
is
gearing
up
for
its
release.
MT
Vasudevan
Nair
was
originally
supposed
to
team
up
with
Mohanlal
and
filmmaker
Shrikumar
Menon
for
the
film
adaptation
of
his
classic
novel
Randamoozham.
However,
the
writer
backed
out
from
the
project
after
the
director
failed
to
kickstart
the
project
within
the
allowed
contract
period.