Mohanlal’s next with this Bollywood filmmaker is a thriller based in Mumbai

Recently, Mohanlal made a surprise announcement about his next project after the ongoing Odiyan. Ajoy Varma, a former associate of Gopal Varma and Rajiv Anchal is making his Malayalam debut with by directing this upcoming movie. He has previously directed a Hindi movie titled SRK.

According to latest reports, this upcoming movie will be a thriller shot mostly outside Kerala. Saju Thomas has scripted this yet-to-be titled movie, details regarding which are not yet known. Mumbai, Pune and Sri Lanka have been finalized as the major locations.

The movie will be produced by Santhosh T Kuruvilla’s Moonshot Entertainment and Co produced by John Thomas and Mibu Jose Nettikadan. The makers are planning to shoot in December and January. If reports are to be believed, Moonshot Entertainment will be funding another movie with Mohanlal, which is expected to be announced very soon.

The superstar is currently shooting for Odiyan, directed by VA Shrikumar Menon. It is a big budget film that has some an unique theme of fantasy and magical realism. Mohanlal’s own production house Aashirvad Cinemas is funding Odiyan. Actor Prithviraj’s directorial debut Lucifer and VA Shrikumar Menon’s magnum opus Mahabharatha are some of his other projects in the pipeline.