Mammootty’s bilingual movie Streetlights is full of surprises
Renowned cinematographer Shamdat Sainudeen is making his directorial debut with the upcoming movie Streetlights, starring Mammootty in the lead. The movie is being made as a bilingual in Tamil and Malayalam.
Shamdat is a popular cameraman who was worked in all four South Indian languages. Some of his best works are Ritu, Seniors and Oozham. He has also worked with Kamal Hassan in movies like Uttama Villain and the yet to be released Vishwaroopam 2.
His debut directorial Streetlights is a crime thriller featuring Mammootty in the role of an investigation officer. The movie doesn’t have a heroine as such, as it is a tale of many characters. Since it’s a bilingual, the movie will have different supporting actors for each language.
The Malayalam verison stars Joy Mathew, Dharmajan Bolgatty, Neena Kurup, Lijomol Jose, Sohan Seenulal, Indrans, Sudhi Koppa and Harish Kanaran. Manobala, Black Pandi and some other supporting actors feature in the Tamil version.
Streetlights is bank rolled by Mammootty’s own production house Playhouse Pictures. The movie is written by newbie Fawaz Muhammed and music is composed by Adarsh Abraham. Director Shamdat himself is cranking the camera. Manoj is handling the editing works.
Shoot for the movie has already been completed and Mammootty recently finished dubbing for his portions. An official announcement regarding the release date is expected soon.
