Mohanlal’s role in Odiyan will be one of the finest in his career: V A Shrikumar Menon

We had told you that Mohanlal will soon start working on Odiyan, an ambitious which will mark the directorial debut of popular ad filmmaker VA Shrikumar Menon. The movie is touted to be the most expensive movie ever made in Malayalam cinema.

Shrikumar Menon will also direct the epic historic drama Randamoozham also starring Mohanlal and other leading actors from the country. In a recent interview, the director assured that Mohanlal’s role in Odiyan will be his finest in 37 year long acting career.

He elaborated more about the project and what Odiyan is about. The director is quoted saying,
“One could say Odiyans are the first quotation gangs in Kerala. They went in the disguise of animals during night hours to attack their enemies. The movie is rooted in these tribes and their myth, something like magical realism. Lal will play his career’s finest character in Odiyan. The role he plays will be a physically and emotionally potent one. Odiyan is a rustic thriller and will be a milestone in Mohanlal’s illustrious career.”

Mohanlal’s home production house Aashirvad Cinemas will be funding this big budget movie movie. Myth has it that Odiyan is named after a man who is mastered in odividya, a black magic trick to tackle the enemies.

The film is written by national award winner Harikrishnan. Odiyan will be a story of love, revenge and myth. Manju Warrier has been roped in to play the female lead in this movie. Prakash Raj will be seen as a powerful antagonist role in Odiyan. Mohanlal and Prakash Raj will be teaming up in Odiyan after a two decade gap.

Odiyab will be made with international standards with much prominence to VFX works. The makers are planning to make Odiyan as one of the finest fantasy movies ever in Indian cinema.

Sreekar Prasad is in charge of the edits while Pulimurugan cinematographer Shaji Kumar will be cranking the camera for Odiyan. M Jayachandran will handle the music department. Peter Hein has been roped in to choreograph the stunts in the movie.

Odiyan will start rolling on May 25. Palakkad, Pollachi, Hyderabad and Banaras are the major locations.