Check out the title logo of Mammootty’s epic film Mamankam!
Mammootty’s Mamankam is one of the most hyped Malayalam movies in recent years. The movie marks the directorial debut of Sajeev Pillai, who is a former associate of Adoor Gopalakrishnan. Sajeev has scripted the movie after doing research works for nearly 12 years. The movie is based on the medieval fair, Mamankam, where brave warriors from across the country would come together to showcase their skills at combat. Mammootty plays a ‘Chaaver’ (warrior) in this movie, which revolves around the life of these warriors who plot to defeat the Zamorin rulers.
Mamankam went on floors in Mangalore last month. The team had a brief first schedule which lasted for around ten days. Full fledged shoot will be commencing only by May. The makers meanhwile will be finalizing the cast. Last day, the official title of Mamankam was released in the movie’s newly started social media handle.
Mamankam is a very ambitious project made on a grand scale. The makers have informed that some big stars from other industries will be part of the movie. The female lead’s part will be played by a Bollywood actress while a young star from Tamil industry will be seen as the second hero. However, the makers have not yet revealed their names. Neeraj Madhav, ‘Queen’ fame Dhruv, Sunil Sukhada, Meghanathan and Sohan Seenulal are already part of the supporting cast.
Action sequences are being choreographed by Kaecha Kampakdee, who is well known for his works in movies like Baahubali 2, Thuppakki, Bhaagi etc. VFX works is headed by RC Kamala Kannan. Ganesh Rajavelu aka Jim Ganesh is the cinematographer and M Jayachandran has been signed as the composer. Venu Kunnampilly of Kavya Films is funding this big budget movie.
