Mammootty’s mass thriller with Ajai Vasudev starts rolling

Mammootty’s next with Rajadhiraja fame Ajai Vasudev has started rolling. The movie is scripted by Udhayakrishna, his next after delivering the all time blockbuster Pulimurugan.

The movie is a campus thriller that features Mammootty as a strict college professor. According to the director, his is a larger than life character. The movie revolves around events that turn out after such a professor lands in a college full of spoilt students.

Unni Mukundan and Kasaba fame Varalaxmi Sarathkumar are essaying the roles of police officers in the movie. Unni Mukundan, who has earlier worked with Mammootty in Bombay March 12 and Rajadhiraja, recently wrote in his Facebook page,

“Gonna start shooting for Ajai Vasudev Movie Starring The Megastar in the Lead Role ! Happiness is to enjoy film making with Mammukka. Prayers and Support (sic).”

Gokul Suresh, Mahima Nambiar, Poonam Bajwa, Mukesh, Captain Raju, Kalabhavan Shajon, Ganesh Kumar, Shivaji Guruvayoor, Santhosh Pandit, Biju Kuttan, Salim Kumar and Maqbool Salmaan are also part of the cast. A new production house Royal Cinemas owned by CH Muhammed will be funding this movie.

Shaji Kumar, who handled the camera in Pulimurugan is the DOP. Anal Arasu will be choreographing the high octane stunt sequences in the movie. The makers are eyeing to release the movie for Onam this year.