Mammootty’s next is a thriller based on real life incidents

Megastar Mammootty’s next with noted ad filmmaker Sharrath Sandith recently went on floors in Bangalore. As per reports, this movie is a thriller based on some real life incidents. The team will be shooting extensively in a jail and it’s premises.

This yet to be titled movie is Sharrath Sandith’s debut directorial eventhough he has been in the ad film industry for a long time now. Mammootty has worked with Sharrath in several ad films over the last decade, most popular being the ones for South Indian bank. The director has assured that his debut movie will have a classy presentation just like his ad films.

Mia George has been roped in to play one of the female leads. The makers are yet to finalise on the other heroine. More details regarding the other cast and crew members is expected to be announced in the coming days. The team is planning to complete the shoot in two schedules – 25 days in Bangalore and the rest in Kerala.

Mammootty, meanwhile has a slew of movies in his kitty. He has taken a schedule break from Rajadhiraja fame Ajai Vasudev’s Masterpice. The movie, scripted by Pulimurugan writer Udhayakrishna features Mammootty in the role of a college professor.

The second and final schedule of his upcoming family entertainer with 7th Day fame Shyam Dhar commenced last day in Idukki. This untitled movie is slated to hit screens for the Onam season.

Noted cameraman Shamdat Sainudeen’s debut directorial Streetlights is another movie in the pipeline. It is a crime thriller in which Mammootty will be seen as an investigative officer. The movie is being made as a bilingual in Tamil and Malayalam. It is funded by Mammootty’s own production house Playhouse Pictures.