Tovino Thomas gets a Tamil villain in Mayaanadhi
Tovino Thomas is currently shooting for his upcoming movie Mayaanadhi with director Aashiq Abu. The movie, touted to be a romantic entertainer is based on director Amal Neerad’s story. Dileesh Nair and Shyam Pushkar are jointly scripting this film.
Shoot for the movie is currently progressing at a brisk pace in Madurai and surrounding areas. A major portion of the movie is set in these areas. The team will be shooting there for sometime before returning back to Kochi.
Tamil actor Harish Uthaman has been roped in to play the villain role in the movie. He is noted for this perfomance in movies like Pandiya Naadu, Meagamann, Thani Oruvan, Bairavaa etc. He was last seen in Malayalam in Prithviraj’s Mumbai Police. Harish is reportedly playing the role of a CBCID officer in the Tovino Thomas starrer.
Aishwarya Lekshmi is playing the female lead in Mayaanadhi. The movie is an urban love story and she will be playing the role of a techie based in Kochi. Aishwarya’s debut movie Njandukalude Naatil Oridavela where she played the female lead opposite Nivin Pauly is yet to be released.
Mayaanadhi is jointly produced by Aashiq Abu’s OPM Dream Mil Cinemas and Amal Neerad’s banner Amal Neerad Productions. Rex Vijayan is handling the music director while Jayesh Mohan is cranking the camera. Saiju Sreedharan is in charge of the edits.The movie is scheduled to hit screens in October, this year.
