MG Sreekumar confirms Mohanlal-Priyadarshan duo’s Kunjali Marakkar!

Kunjali Marakkar is perhaps the most talked about project in Malayalam film industry in recent years. Two production houses – August Cinema and Moonshot Entertainment – have announced their projects with the two superstars of Malayalam industry, Mammootty and Mohanlal, respectively. While Mammootty’s movie will be directed by Santhosh Sivan, Priyadarshan will be calling the shots for Mohanlal’s movie.

Earlier in the day, Mammootty’s camp announced that their movie will go on floors in July. While there seemed to be no word from the other end, playback singer MG Sreekumar, a very close friend of Mohanlal and Priyadarshan, has come out stating that their version of Kunjali Marakkar will also be commencing shortly.

This is getting very exciting as both the teams have made it clear that they are moving forward with their projects. If things move this way, Malayali cine lovers can enjoy two versions of the same subject. Since both the movies have extraordinarily gifted craftsmen at the helm, a quality output is guaranteed.

Kunjali Marakkar was the title given to the naval chief in the 16th century, to protect the coast against the invading Portuguese army. There were four major Kunjali Marakkars during that era. Mammootty’s film is titled as Kunjali Marakkar IV, so, presumably it is based on the life of the fourth naval chieftain. Reports suggest that Mohanlal’s movie is also based the same chieftain as his story has the most interesting elements.