Marakkar will mark Malayalam cinema’s foray into global market: Shwetha Menon

After multiple postponing, it has just been announced that ‘Marakkar: Arabikadlinte Simham’ will be hitting screens worldwide on August 12 during the Onam season. The makers are hoping that the pandemic situation will get better by then globally and theatres will resume functioning with full house audience capacity.

Expectations are huge on ‘Marakkar’, which is touted to be the biggest ever motion picture made in Malayalam cinema so far. Since there is so much hype, industry insiders firmly believe that the film has the potential to revive the Malayalam industry.

Recently, under director Priyadarshan’s Facebook post announcing the release date, actress Shweta Menon commented that ‘Marakkar’ will be Malayalam cinema’s foray into global market. She also wished luck to the director and the rest of the team.

‘Marakkar’ is an action-packed epic made on a lavish scale with a huge star cast. Superstar Mohanlal plays the titular role of Kunjali Marakkar IV and his son Pranav essays his younger part. The cast includes several well-known actors from various languages. Suniel Shetty, Arjun, Manju Warrier, Keerthy Suresh, Priyadarshan, Ashok Selvan, Prabhu and many others are part of film. It will be releasing in all major Indian languages.