Gautham Menon to direct Mammootty next?

Rumours are abuzz that Gautham Vasudev Menon is finally set to make his Malayalam debut with a Mammootty film. It is also widely speculated that Nayanthara will be playing the female lead in the film. Notably, Mammootty and Nayanthara have already acted together in Raapakal, Thaskaraveeran, Bhaskar The Rascal and Puthiya Niyamam. It is also worth a mention that Mammootty and Gautham Menon had recently acted together in Bazooka, which is in the post production stage.

Gautham Menon, a Malayali by birth, has often expressed his interest to work in Malayalam cinema. Though he had several discussions with actors like Mohanlal, Fahadh Faasil, Prithviraj Sukumaran and Jayaram, nothing materialised. It will be interesting to see how the filmmaker opts to present Mammootty in his maiden Malayalam film.

Mammootty, who has Vysakh’s Turbo lined up for release next week (May 23), also has films coming up with Mahesh Narayanan and debutant Jomon K Jose. Gautham Menon is still trying to get his long delayed Vikram starrer Dhruva Natchathiram to the big screens.