Kayamkulam Kochunni wrapped up after 161 days of shoot
Kayamkulam Kochunni is one of the most awaited Malayalam movies of the year. The movie directed by Roshan Andrews stars Nivin Pauly as Kayamkulam Kochunni while superstar Mohanlal plays an extended cameo as Ithikkara Pakki. After 161 days of strenuous shoot in multiple schedules, shoot for the movie was finally wrapped up last day. Nivin Pauly took to his official social media handle to share the news with his followers. He has written that working in this movie was a lifetime experience.
Kayamkulam Kochunni scripted by the National award-winning duo Bobby-Sanjay is based on the life of legendary highwayman Kochunni, who was active in the 19th century in the Travancore region. The movie went on floors in October last year. It was shot in multiple schedules in Mangalore, Palakkad, Goa and more recently in Sri Lanka.
Sunny Wayne, Priya Anand, Babu Antony, Aneesh G Menon, Amit Chakalakkal and Kannada actress Ashwini are playing crucial supporting roles in the movie. Its technical team boasts of some bigwigs 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.
