Actor/director Pratap Pothen is all set to direct a film again and he had made that decision sometime back. He already told to the world that he is going to make a film very soon but never told us who will be hero of that movie. Only one indication was given at that time that it will be a youngster from our M-Town. But he already told us that he is making a dream team together to direct his film and it is really that is what he had put together for this upcoming film of his.
Popular writer and director Anjali Menon will write the screenplay for this Pratap Pothen film and famous cinematographer Rajeev Menon will crank the camera. And the hero will be none other than Dulquer Salmaan who is one of the most promising young actor in M-Town today. Pratap Pothen in his Facebook post revealing the hero and confirming the project said that he chose Dulquer Salmaan as the hero of the film not because he is the son of Megastar Mammootty with whom he wanted to direct a film years back. But seeing the talent shown by Dulquer Salmaan in films like Usthad Hotel and OK Kanmani, he selected Dulquer.
Pratap Pothen said that it is a dream for him to make films with Mammootty and Naseeruddin Shah. Because he had already made films with other great actors like Mohanlal, Kamal Haasan, Shivaji Ganesan etc. But his wish to direct a film with Mammootty as well as Naseeruddin Shah has not been fulfilled yet. So it will be great to direct his son on the comeback trail of him as a director this time. Pratap Pothen said that when he saw both Mohanlal and Mammootty from early years, he knew that both of them will become superstars as they got great talent in them. Just like that when he saw Dulquer Salmaan he felt the same that this actor will do great in future.
Pratap Pothen did not tell when the shoot will start but it may be Dulquer’s first project next year.
