Mohanlal,
the
Malayalam
superstar
is
all
set
to
make
a
comeback
to
Tamil
cinema
with
his
ambitious
project,
Marakkar
Arabikadalin
Singam
this
March.
The
makers
recently
revealed
the
much-awaited
Tamil
first
look
poster
of
Marakkar
Arabikadalin
Singam,
which
is
directed
by
Priyadarshan,
through
the
official
social
media
pages
of
the
project.
As
per
the
latest
updates,
Kalaipuli
S
Thanu,
the
veteran
filmmaker-producer
will
be
releasing
the
Mohanlal-Priyadarshan
project
in
Tamil
Nadu.
Reportedly
the
Tamil
Nadu
distribution
rights
of
both
Marakkar
Arabikadalin
Singam
and
its
Malayalam
version
Marakkar
Arabikadalinte
Simham
have
been
bagged
by
the
filmmaker's
home
banner
V
Creations.
Both
the
Tamil
and
Malayalam
versions
will
be
simultaneously
released
across
the
state.
Marakkar
Arabikadalin
Singam
will
mark
Kalaipuli
S
Thanu's
collaboration
with
both
Mohanlal
and
Priyadarshan,
after
a
long
gap
of
over
2
decades.
The
trio
last
joined
hands
for
the
Priyadarshan's
1996-released
Mohanlal
project
Siraisalai,
which
was
the
Tamil
dubbed
version
of
the
iconic
Malayalam
film
Kalapaani.
Mohanlal
appears
as
the
central
character
Kunjali
Marakkar
IV,
the
naval
chieftain
of
the
Samoothiri
Kingdom
who
lived
in
Calicut
during
the
16th
century,
in
Marakkar
Arabikadalin
Singam.
The
actor's
son
Pranav
Mohanlal
will
play
the
younger
version
of
Kunjali
Marakkar
in
the
movie,
which
will
be
simultaneously
released
in
Malayalam,
Tamil,
Telugu,
and
Hindi.
Marakkar
Arabikadalin
Singam
will
feature
an
extensive
star
cast
including
Prabhu
Ganesan,
Arjun
Sarja,
Suhasini
Maniratnam,
Darbar
antagonist
Suneil
Shetty,
Ashok
Selvan,
Siddique,
Nedumudi
Venu
and
so
on
in
the
supporting
roles.
Asuran
actress
Manju
Warrier,
Keerthy
Suresh,
and
Kalyani
Priyadarshan
appear
as
the
female
leads
in
the
movie.
Tirru,
the
senior
cinematographer
is
the
director
of
photography.
Rahul
Raj
has
composed
the
background
score.
Sabu
Cyril,
the
popular
art
director
has
handled
the
production
design.
Marakkar
Arabikadalin
Singam,
which
is
jointly
produced
by
Aashirvad
Cinemas,
Confident
Group,
and
Moonshot
Entertainments,
will
hit
the
theatres
on
March
26,
2020.