Stunt performer of films like X-Men, Fast & Furious and Pearl Harbour roped in for Mohanlal’s The Mahabharata aka Randamoozham
Pre-production works are progressing for Indian cinema’s biggest project The Mahabharata, which is based on MT Vasudevan Nair’s Randamoozham. This magnum opus is being helmed by ad filmmaker VA Shrikuamr Menon, who is making his debut as a feature film director with Mohanlal’s Odiyan.
The Mahabharata, as announced earlier is a mammoth project that will have artists and technicians from across the world associated with it. It is a story that involves a huge war sequence (Kurukshetra war) and hence the makers have roped in one of the best in the business to choreograph the action sequences.
Director VA Shrikuamr Menon recently met Lee Whittaker, the stuntman who has worked in films like Pearl Harbour, Jurassic Park, Fast and Furious 5 etc. for primary discussabout regarding The Mahabharata. VA Shrikumar Menon in his Facebook page has written,
It was incredible to meet Hollywood’s one of the top Action Directors; Lee Whittaker for the initial discussions of Mahabharata – Randaamoozham, the Movie!
An action packed Mahabharata – Randaamoozham is likely to see the mastery of Lee Whittaker, one of the top stunt performers in the industry with two decades of elite work on some of Hollywoods biggest blockbuster films. Some of his renowned works include X-Men Apocalypse, Into the Storm, Fast Five, Live Free or Die Hard, Jurassic Park 3, Pearl Harbor etc. Extremely positive about the big dream! Thank you for your time and your valuable inputs !
Lee Whittaker has also worked in some Indian films like the Baahuabli series, Vishwaroopam series, 10 Endrathukulla etc. He is also working on Aamir Khan-Amitabh Bachchan duo’s upcoming movie Thugs Of Hindosth inputs from such a renowned choreographer like Lee Whittaker, it is certain that The Mahabharata will have some spectacular action sequences.
The makers had earlier informed that the actors will be undergoing training in various stunt forms like sword fights, gadha yudham, chariot racing and horse riding. In the cast side, only Mohanlal has been confirmed as of now. He is playing the central character of Bheeman in this film. Even though names like Amitabh Bachchan, Nagarjuna and Aishwarya Rai are doing the rounds, nothing has been confirmed yet.
The Mahabharata is being made as the most expensive Indian movie ever with an astronomical budget of Rs 1000 crores. UAE based Indian businessman Dr BR Shetty is producing this magnum opus. They are planning to commence the shoot by August, next year.
This epic movie will be filmed in two parts and will be made as a multilingual in Malayalam, Telugu, Tamil, Hindi and English. It would have a worldwide release in 2020. The second part of the movie would be released from 90 days of the first part.
