Megastar Mammootty’s The Great Father sets new record

Motion poster for Mammootty’s upcoming release The Great Father was released few days back. The 55 second poster got stupendous response from the viewers. Ever since it’s release, the video has been trending virally in social media platforms.

The video is nearing 9 lakh views in YouTube with over 36,000 likes. This is a new record in South Indian cinema. Earlier the record was held by Ilayathalapathy Vijay’s Kaththi. The 2014 blockbuster movie’s motion poster has 36,379 lifetime likes. The Great Father’s likes currently stands at 36,422. It has also gone past the life time count of Indian cinema’s one of the most expected movie Baahubali 2: The Conclusion. This is a phenomenal achievement considering that it has been just over three days from its release. In today’s scenario, social media response in platforms like YouTube have massive impact on the publicity of the movie. It is indeed a proud moment for cine lovers of the state as the record has been set by a movie from a comparatively small industry like Mollywood.

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The Great Father, written and directed by debutant Haneef Adeni features Kollywood actor Arya, Sneha, Shaam, Malavika Mohanan, IM Vijayan, Manikandan Achari and Baby Anikha in pivotal roles.

Mammootty is playing the character David Nainan while Sneha is essaying his wife Michelle David’s role. Arya’s character is named as Andrews Eapen. He is speculated to be the antagonist in this movie. From the motion poster, the movie is believed to be a revenge drama.

Gopi Sunder is composing the music while Roby Varghese Raj has handled the cinematographer. Noufal Abdullah is in charge of the cuts. August Cinemas is funding this highly anticipated movie.