Manju Warrier to play the lead in upcoming movie titled Mohanlal

Hero worshipping is a concept that has been used as the central theme for many movies in Indian cinema, the recent Shah Rukh Khan starer Fan being an example. Mollywood also has had it’s share of such movies like Rasikan, One Way Ticket and Sunny Wayne’s upcoming movie Pokkiri Simon, Oru Kaduththa Aaraadhakan. All these movies had male actors playing the lead roles, but an upcoming movie with a similar theme will be told from the point of view of a woman who is a blind fan of superstar Mohanlal.

We are talking about Manju Warrier’s upcoming movie directed by Sajid Yahiya. She will play a die hard fan of Mohanlal in this movie which is aptly titled as Mohanlal. The movie is scripted by journalist/writer Suneesh Varanad. Mohanlal entered the world of movies back in 1980 during a Christmas season through Fazil’s Manjil Virinja Pookal. Manju Warrier’s character in the movie is also born on the same day as the release of the movie. The movie will span a period from Mohanlal’s Manjil Virinja Pookal in 1980 to Drishyam in 2013.

Sajid Yahiya made his debut movie last year through Jayasurya’s action-comedy Inspector Dawood Ibrahim (IDI) which was a huge disappointment at the box office. Manju Warrier is currently shooting for C/O Saira Banu directed by debutant Antony Sony. The movie is also the comeback vehicle of veteran actress Amala Akkineni after a gap of 25 years.

Manju Warrier has also signed for acclaimed cinematographer/filmmaker Venu’s next titled as Gabrielum Malakhamarum.