Mohanlal’s Kunjali Marakkar to be made on a whopping budget of Rs 300 crores!
Kunjali Marakkar is the latest talk in M Town. Two of the biggest superstars of Malayalam cinema- Mohanlal and Mammootty are doing big budget period flicks based on Kunjali Marakkar’s eventful lives. While Mammootty’s film will be directed by Santhosh Sivan, Mohanlal’s version is to be helmed by Priyadarshan.
Kunjali Marakkar was the title given to the naval chief of the Zamorin in the 16th century, to protect the coast against the invading Portuguese army. There were four key Kunjali Marakkars during the era. Mohanlal’s movie is reportedly based on the life of Kunjali Marakkar 2.
Santhosh Kuruvilla of Moonshot Entertainment is producing this film. The makers are planning the movie scale on a staggering budget of Rs 300 crores. It will be made as a multilingual in all major Indian languages. Apart from Mohanlal, some other big stars from industries across the country are likely to be part of this ambitious project.
Pre-production and research works for the movie are currently progressing. Some of the best available technicians are expected to be part of this movie. As of now, they are planning to go on floors by October next year.
Incidentally, Santhosh T Kuruvilla is collaborating with Mohanlal and Priyadarshan in two other projects before this one. He is producing Priyadarshan’s Nimir, which is the Tamil remake of Maheshinte Prathikaram. Mohanlal’s upcoming thriller with Bollywood filmmaker Ajoy Varma is also backed by the same producer.
Mohanlal is currently on a break after a month long gruelling schedule of his upcoming movie Odiyan. He will soon be joining the sets of Ajoy Varma’s yet-to-be-titled thriller film. Prithviraj’s directorial debut Lucifer and the 1000 crore mega project Mahabharata are some of Mohanlal’s other biggies in the pipeline.
