Mohanlal
and
Jeeth
Joseph,
one
of
the
most-loved
actor-director
duos
of
contemporary
Malayalam
cinema
have
joined
hands
once
again
for
12th
Man.
The
movie,
which
is
touted
to
be
a
mystery
thriller,
is
slated
to
get
a
direct
OTT
release
on
Disney+
Hotstar.
12th
Man
will
have
its
world
premiere
on
May
20,
Thursday.
Interestingly,
the
Jeethu
Joseph
directorial
is
hitting
the
screens
ahead
of
Mohanlal's
62nd
birthday,
which
falls
on
May
21,
Friday.
So,
it
is
undoubtedly
a
double
celebration
for
the
fans
of
Lalettan,
who
have
been
eagerly
waiting
for
12th
Man
ever
since
the
project
was
announced.
The
mystery
thriller
will
be
streaming
on
Disney+
Hotstar
from
12
AM
on
May
20,
2022.
Director
Jeethu
Joseph
himself
has
scripted
12th
Man,
which
was
planned
as
an
OTT
film
right
from
its
beginning.
The
mystery
thriller
was
entirely
shot
in
Idukki,
in
a
short
schedule.
Earlier
in
an
interview
given
to
a
leading
online
media,
the
director
had
spilled
beans
about
the
storyline
of
the
Mohanlal
starrer.
According
to
Jeethu,
the
Mohanlal
starrer
revolves
around
the
get-together
of
11
friends
and
a
12th
person
who
joins
them.
The
movie
depicts
the
unexpected
events
that
happen
during
the
get-togethers,
in
a
time
span
of
24
hours.
The
Mohanlal
starrer
features
Unni
Mukundan,
Saiju
Kurup,
Anusree,
Sshivada,
Anu
Sithara,
Rahul
Madhav,
Chandhunath,
Leona
Lishoy,
Anu
Mohan,
Priyanka
Nair,
Aditi
Ravi,
as
the
11
friends.
Nandu,
Siddique,
Chali
Pala,
Pradeep
Chandran,
and
others
have
played
supporting
roles
in
the
Jeethu
Joseph
directorial.
Murali
Gopy,
Aju
Varghese,
Mallika
Sukumaran,
and
the
late
Pradeep
Kottayam
are
the
voice
cast
of
12th
Man.
Satheesh
Kurup
is
the
DOP
of
the
project.
Drishyam
fame
Anil
Johnson
has
composes
the
music.
VS
Vinayak
handled
the
editing.
Rajeev
Kovilakam
is
the
production
designer.
Director
Jeethu
Joseph's
wife,
renowned
costume
designer
Linta
Jeethu
are
also
a
part
of
the
technical
crew.
12th
Man
is
bankrolled
by
Antony
Perumbavoor,
under
the
banner
Aashirvad
Cinemas.