Neelavelicham,
the
highly
anticipated
Aashiq
Abu
directorial
has
finally
started
rolling.
The
movie,
which
is
touted
to
be
a
horror
thriller,
went
on
floors
with
a
switch-on
ceremony
on
April
26,
Tuesday.
Neelavelicham,
which
is
based
on
Vaikom
Muhammed
Basheer's
short
story
of
the
same
name,
features
Tovino
Thomas,
Rima
Kallingal,
Roshan
Mathew,
and
Shine
Tom
Chacko
in
the
lead
roles.
Initially,
the
Aashiq
Abu
directorial
was
announced
with
Prithviraj
Sukumaran,
Kunchacko
Boban,
and
Soubin
Shahir
in
the
lead
roles.
However,
Prithviraj
backed
out
of
Neelavelicham
as
he
is
currently
busy
with
the
shooting
of
the
ambitious
project
Aadujeevitham.
Following
his
exit,
both
Kunchacko
and
Soubin
also
opted
out
citing
their
busy
schedule.
Later,
the
makers
roped
in
Tovino
Thomas,
Roshan
Mathew,
and
Shine
Tom
Chacko,
for
the
characters
which
were
originally
written
for
Prithviraj
Sukumaran,
Kunchacko
Boban,
and
Soubin
Shahir,
respectively.
Along
with
the
lead
star
cast,
the
technical
crew
of
Neelavelicham
has
also
undergone
a
major
change,
with
most
of
the
technicians
getting
replaced.
Earlier,
it
was
reported
that
Shyju
Khalid
will
handle
the
cinematography
of
the
Aashiq
Abhu
directorial.
But
now,
National
award-winning
cinematographer
Girish
Gangadharan
has
joined
the
team
as
the
director
of
photography.
Bijibal,
the
National
award-winning
musician,
and
Rex
Vijayan
are
composing
the
songs
and
original
score
for
the
project.
Saiju
Sreedharan
is
the
editor.
Sameera
Saneesh
heads
the
costume
department.
Jyothish
Shankar
handles
the
art
direction.
Ronex
Xavier
handles
the
makeup.
Along
with
Tovino
Thomas,
Rima
Kallingal,
Roshan
Mathew,
and
Shine
Tom
Chacko,
the
project
features
an
extensive
star
cast
including
Rajesh
Madhavan,
Uma
KP,
Pooja
Mohanraj,
Devaki
Bhagi,
and
others
in
the
supporting
roles.
Neelavelicham
is
bankrolled
by
OPM
Cinemas.