Mammootty wishes best of luck for Rana Daggubati’s Anizham Thirunal- The King of Travancore!
Last year, director K Madhu had announced that he will be making an epic project based on the lives of Travancore’s legendary kings, Marthanda Varma and Karthika Varma. It is being planned as two separate films and Baahubali star Rana Daggubati is starring in the first film, Anizham Thirunal Marthanda Varma – The King of Travancore. He will be playing Marthanda Varma, who is the only Indian king who trounced a foreign power in India when he won against the Dutch at the famous Battle of Colachel.
It is an ambitious attempt by K Madhu and his team. The makers are currently busy working on the pre-production. Recently, the director took to his social media page to express his happiness after megastar Mammootty called him and wished luck for his upcoming project. The director also added that Mammootty will be there as a pillar of support for him during the making of Anizham Thirunal- The King of Travancore.
K Madhu is best known for his collaboration with Mammootty in the popular CBI series. All four installments in the franchise were noted and they are also in talks for a fifth part. The director had recently said that script has been completed and they can start shooting whenever Mammootty gives his nod. However, the megastar is busy with a handful of projects this year. So, it is not yet known when the film will actually be commencing.
K Madhu’s project based on the lives of the two kings of Travancore is scripted by Robin Thirumala, who along with the director has been researching intensively for the last three years. The first part will trace the life of Anizham Thirunal Marthanda Varma while the second will be about Karthika Thirunal Marthanda Varma, who went on to be known as the Dharmaraja. This part will be dealing with Karthika Thirunal’s battle against Tipu Sultan.
Some big names are part of the technical team. The country’s leading action choreographer, Peter Hein is on board for handling the stunts. R Madhi will be cranking the camera and MM Keeravani, known for his work in Baahubali, will be the music director. Oscar winner Resul Pookutty is in charge of the sound design.
An international production house based in Italy will be collaborating with an Indian company for funding this project. Seven Arts Mohan is the line producer. The makers are planning the movie as a multilingual in five languages. They are planning to go on floors by August this year.
