Kayamkulam Kochunni team heading to Sri Lanka for final schedule!

Shoot for the much awaited Kayamkulam Kochunni is nearing completion. The movie directed by Rosshan Andrrews stars Nivin Pauly as Kochunni while superstar Mohanlal plays an extended cameo as Ithikkara Pakki. The team currently shooting in Palakkad will soon be heading to Sri Lanka for the final schedule. As per latest reports, the ongoing schedule in Palakkad will be wrapped up today and the next leg of shoot in Sri Lanka will kick-start on May 15.

Nivin Pauly, Sunny Wayne, Babu Antony and Kannada actress Ashwini will be part of this upcoming schedule which starts rolling in Kandy. Apparently, the makers have planned to shoot in the island nation mainly due to its lush green areas and forests reminiscing parts of Kerala of the pre-independence era. The team will be shooting in the country for around 10 days.

Kayamkulam Kochunni scripted by the National award winning duo Bobby-Sanjay, is based on the life of legendary highwayman Kochunni, who was active in 19th century in the Travancore region. Its technical team boasts of some big wigs like Bollywood cinematographer Binod Pradhan, renowned sound designer PM Satheesh and Firefly Creative Studio, who handled the VFX in films like Baahubali and Enthiran. Gokulam Gopalan of Sri Gokulam Films is producing this big budget movie, which is expected to hit screens during this year’s Onam season.