Alphonse Puthren’s next with Simbu and Mammootty in the lead

Alphonse Puthren has been away from the industry after giving the all time blockbuster Premam. There have been many speculations about Alphonse Puthren’s upcoming projects. There were rumours about Alphonse remaking Premam in Hindi. There were also talks about a multilingual with Simbu.

Now we are getting reports from various sources that Alphonse Puthren’s next project will be a bilingual in Tamil and Malayalam. The director is already a popular face among the Tamil audience after the success of his first two movies – Neram and Premam. Premam especially was a massive success in Tamil Nadu, enjoying a theatrical run of over 250 days in the State. The Nivin Pauly starrer became a sensational hit registering collections more than 50 crores from the box office.

Reportedly, Simbu will play the lead role in this movie while megastar Mammootty while play a cameo but a pivotal role. According to sources, Alphonse has narrated the script to Simbu. Since both the stars are busy with their prior commitments, it is not yet known when this project will go on floors.

Simbu is currently shooting for Anrbaanavan Asaraadhavan Adangaadhavan (AAA) directed by Adhik Ravichandran, in which he is playing a triple role. He has not committed for any other projects as of now.

There are also reports that Alphonse is planning to do a movie with superstar Mohanlal after completing the Simbu- Mammootty movie. It must be remembered that Alphonse Puthren was the one who edited Oppam’s trailer. He also attended Oppam’s 101 days celebrations held in Kochi recently.