Phars Films bags the overseas rights of Marakkar – Arabikadalinte Simham

The overseas rights of Priyadarshan’s much hyped ‘Marakkar – Arabikadalinte Simham’ has been bagged by leading distribution firm Phars Films Co LLC. Last day, they broke the big news by sharing a photo taken with the movie’s producer Antony Perumbavoor on their social media handle. Though the exact amount has not yet been revealed, it is said to be one of the highest for a Malayalam movie. The phenomenal success of films like ‘Lucifer’ and ‘Madhura Raja’ must have inspired the company to bag the rights of’ Marakkar – Arabikkadalinte Simham’ for such high price.

‘Marakkar’ is currently in the post-production phase. After shooting for over 100 days, the makers had wrapped up shoot only in March. Since it is a VFX heavy film, it demands a lot of post-production work and the makers themselves had informed that it might take up to a year to complete all the works. A Los Angeles based company is handling the VFX works.

The period flick which is based on the life of Kunjali Marakkar has actors from various industries from across the country as part of its cast. Apart from lead actor Mohanlal, the cast comprises of his son Pranav, Suniel Shetty, Arjun Sarja, Keerthy Suresh, Kalyani Priyadarshan, Prabhu, Mukesh, Siddique, Ashok Selvan, Manju Warrier, Baburaj, Nedumudi Venu, Hareesh Perady, Nandu, Innocent, Ganesh Kumar, Suresh Kumar and many others.

‘Marakkar’ is reportedly made on a budget of Rs 100 crores. Mohanlal’s Aashirvad Cinemas, Confident Group and Moonshot Entertainment are jointly producing the movie.