Mammootty set to join team Madura Raja!

After a brief halt following the unprecedented floods that rocked Kerala, Malayalam film industry is limping back to its usual self. Shooting for various movies have resumed and ones supposed to hit screens for Onam are being rescheduled. Megastar Mammootty will be joining the sets of Madura Raja on Monday.

Madura Raja, which is a spin-off of Mammootty’s character from his blockbuster film, Pokkiri Raja, is being directed by Vysakh. Udhayakrishna, who last teamed up with Vysakh for the mega blockbuster Pulimurugan, is scripting Madura Raja as well. The movie touted to be the most expensive project in Mammootty’s career, is bankrolled by debutant producer Nelson Ipe.

Madura Raja has a massive star cast which includes three leading heroines – Anusree, Shamna Kasim and Mahima Nambiar. Popular Tamil actor Jai is also playing a prominent role in the movie. Telugu actor Jagapathi Babu, Nedumudi Venu, RK Suresh, Vijayaraghavan, Salim Kumar, Aju Varghese, Dharmajan Blogatty, Biju Kuttan, Siddique, Kailas, Bala, Manikuttan, Noby and many others are part of the cast.

In the technical side, the same team from Pulimurugan have been retained. Cinematographer Shaji Kumar, composer Gopi Sundar and editor John Kutty form the crew. Fight sequences will be choreographed by Peter Hein. Vysakh is planning Madura Raja as a more racy and technically advanced movie than Pokkiri Raja. The movie is scheduled as a summer release next year.