Jayaram’s big budget movie Achayans getting ready
Achayans directed by Kannan Thamarakulam is a big budget movie that has a bandwagon of stars. This multi starrer has Jayaram as the main lead. This is the third time the director is joining hands with Jayaram after debuting with Thinkal Muthal Velli Vare and Aadupuliyattam.
Thinkal Muthal Velli Vere was a box office disaster while the horror thriller, Aadupuliyattam also starring Ramya Krishnan and Om Puri was a huge commercial success.
Achayans stars Unni Mukundan, Prakash Raj, Adil Ibrahim and Sanju Sivaram. National award winning actor Prakash Raj is making a comeback to Mollywood after a long gap.
Prakash Raj is concentrating more in direction and has been very selective in his roles of late. Director Kannan Thamarakulam had said that the actor immediately agreed to do the movie after hearing the script. His last movie in Malayalam was Amal Neerad’s Anwar starring Prithviraj Sukumaran in the lead.
Earlier there were reports that Mamta Mohandas would be playing the female lead, but the director has now confirmed that popular South Indian actress Amala Paul has been roped in for the role.
She was last seen in the comedy entertainer Shajahanum Pareekuttiyum also starring Jayasurya and Kunchako Boban. Apart from Amala Paul, Shivada and Anu Sithara are playing important roles in the movie.
Achayans is scripted by Sethu of the script writer duo Sachi-Sethu. The movie is said to be a fun thriller with lots of humour and suspense. The movie stars 5 main leads of which some of them are playing negative roles also.
Siddique, Manianpillai Raju, Pashanam Shaji, Ramesh Pisharody and Dharmajan will be playing other supporting roles in the movie. MLA PC George is also playing an interesting character in the movie. Pradeep Nair is the cinematographer while Ratheesh Vega is composing music for Achayans.
Achayans is expected to go on floors by the end of November. The movie will be shot in Kochi, Kuttikanam, Wagamon, Theni and Hyderabad. Achayans is produced by C K Padmakumar under the banner DNVP Creations. Dileep Kumar is the executive producer.
