Nivin Pauly to star in Mammootty’s biopic?

There is a strong buzz going around in social medias about a biopic on Mammootty’s life. The superstar has had an illustrious career that has enough tales of hardwork and inspiration to be shown on big screen. Going by these talks, director Jude Anthany Joseph is planning to make a biopic on Mammooty’s life and Nivin Pauly is being considered to play the lead in this film.

This is not the first time that such a news is being reported. Jude, before making his debut as an independent filmmaker had made a short film on Mammootty’s life, titled ‘Mammookka’s Biography’. It was produced by his close friends and actors Nivin Pauly and Aju Varghese. Eventhough the short film was completed in 2011, it was released only in February 2014. Upon it’s release in YouTube, the short film went viral clocking thousands of views within a matter of few hours.

Following the short film’s release, there were talks about the director planning to make a feature film based on the life of Mammootty. Nivin Pauly was rumoured to be playing the lead role while Vineeth Sreenivasan was said to take up the role of his father; veteran actor Sreenivasan. But the talks soon died down.

Now after three years, social medias are abuzz with the same talk once again. However, there is still no official word. Nivin is now an even bigger star riding high with a string of blockbusters against his name. Apart from establishing himself as a bankable star in Malayalam, the actor is trying to make inroads into the Tamil industry also. His first straight Tamil movie, Richie is gearing up for release. He has also signed for two other Tamil movies.

In Malayalam, he is currently shooting for Geetu Mohan Das’ Moothon. Debutant Althaf Salim’s
Njandukalude Naatil Oridavela,
Shyamaprasad’s Hey Jude, Major Ravi’s romantic entertainer and Rosshan Andrrews- Bobby- Sanjay trio’s upcoming movie on the life of Kayamkulam Kochunni are some of the other projects in his kitty.