Mammootty
is
all
set
to
play
the
lead
role
in
one
of
the
segments
of
Netflix's
upcoming
anthology.
The
project,
which
is
based
on
the
short
stories
of
veteran
writer
MT
Vasudevan
Nair,
will
have
10
short
films.
As
per
the
latest
reports,
Mammootty's
film
in
the
untitled
anthology
is
helmed
by
the
celebrated
filmmaker
Ranjith
Balakrishnan.
Earlier,
it
was
reported
that
Mammootty's
segment
from
the
Netflix
project
will
be
helmed
by
acclaimed
filmmaker
Lijo
Jose
Pellissery.
However,
the
latest
reports
suggest
that
Lijo
Jose
backed
out
from
the
project
due
to
creative
differences
and
his
busy
schedule.
Instead,
the
OTT
giant
has
roped
in
Ranjith
Balakrishnan
to
helm
the
segment.
The
sources
close
to
the
project
suggest
that
the
Mammootty-Ranjith
project
is
based
on
MT
Vasudevan
Nair's
renowned
short
story,
Kadugannawa
Oru
Yathra.
The
actor-director
duo,
along
with
the
rest
of
the
cast
and
crew
members,
will
fly
to
Sri
Lanka
in
a
couple
of
days
for
the
shooting
of
the
segment.
The
project
is
expected
to
go
on
floors
on
August
16.
Mammootty
has
earlier
collaborated
with
Ranjith
Balakrishnan
for
several
acclaimed
films
including
Kaiyoppu,
Pranjiyettan
And
The
Saint,
Paleri
Manikyam,
and
others.
The
filmmaker,
who
is
also
the
Chairman
of
Kerala
Chalachithra
Academy,
is
one
of
those
directors
from
the
contemporary
Malayalam
cinema
who
has
made
several
iconic
films
and
characters
with
the
megastar.