Mohanlal’s Odiyan will have some riveting action blocks

The first look poster of Mohanlal’s Odiyan was released yesterday and it has been trending virally across all social media platforms. Odiyan is a fantasy drama written by National award winner Harikrishnan. The movie marks the directorial debut of ad filmmaker VA Shrikumar Menon.

Mohanlal is seen in a clean shaven look in the poster and it is reported that he will have multiple looks in the film. It was revealed that Mohanlal is playing the role of Odiyan Manikyan and will be portraying the character from the age 30 to 65.

Odiyan is a thriller that will have a mix of action, romance and magical realism. Odiyan is named after a man who is mastered in odividya. The movie is primarily about Odividya, a black magic trick used to counter the enemies.

Director VA Shrikumar Menon, in a recent interview, said that the movie’s major attraction will be it’s action-packed sequences. There are five riveting action scenes in the movie and it will be choreographed by Peter Hein. The stunts and songs will be weaved in as part of the narrative. Extensive special effects will also be required for the movie and the markers are planning to take nearly six months for the post production works alone.

Sabu Cyril is in charge of the production design for this big budget movie. Shaji Kumar will be wielding the camera and Sreekar Prasad will handle the edits. M Jayachandran is composing the music. Manju Warrier is playing the female lead and veteran actor Prakash Raj will be seen in the antagonist’s role.

Mohanlal’s own production house Aashirvad Cinemas is bankrolling Odiyan. Pollachi, Kollencode, Hyderabad and Banaras have been finalized as the major locations.