Nivin Pauly and Babu Antony undergo Kalaripayattu training for Kayamkulam Kochunni

Kayamkulam Kochunni is one of the biggest projects in Nivin Pauly’s career till date. The actor is sweating it out hard to get himself ready to play the role of the legendary thief. Rosshan Andrewss is directing this movie scripted by the National award winners Bobby-Sanjay.

Nivin has already shed a few extra kilos that he had gained during Action Hero Biju time. He is now undergoing training in Kalaripayattu along with Babu Antony in Roshan Andrews’ martial arts school in Kochi. The veteran Babu Antony is playing the crucial role of Thangal, who Kochunni looked up to as his mentor.

Besides, taking some basic lessons in Kalaripayattu and other martial arts forms, Nivin will also be traning in horse riding. He has started practising already and will also work on developing his flexibility. Sunny Wayne also plays a very prominent role of a Kalaripayattu expert in Kayamkulam Kochunni.

Amala Paul is on board as the female lead and Kannada actress Priyanka Thimmesh is also part of the cast. The movie will explore several unknown aspects of Kochunni’s life from how he became a rebel to his love life.

The technical team of Kayamkulam Kochunni also boasts of some big wigs like Bollywood cinematographer Binod Pradhan, National award winning sound designer PM Satheesh and Firefly Creative Studio, who handled the VFX in films like Baahubali and Enthiran.

Gokulam Gopalan is funding this big budget movie under the banner of Sri Gokulam Films. Shoot for the movie will be commence soon in Uduppi. The makers are eyeing to release it by March next year.