Samyuktha Menon and Anarkali Marikar join Uyare

Debutant Manu Ashokan’s ‘Uyare’ starring Parvathy, Asif Ali and Tovino Thomas is a highly anticipated film. National award winners Bobby and Sanjay have scripted the movie based on some real-life incidents. Shoot is progressing for the movie which is expected to hit screens by the first half of the year. Latest to join the already star studded cast is ‘Theevandi’ fame Samyuktha Menon and ‘Aanandam’ fame Anarkali Marikar.

‘Uyare’ has Parvathy playing Pallavi, an air hostess, who becomes an acid attack victim. The actress will be seen in a completely new look in the movie. A special prosthetics team are working on her look. Prior to the shoot, Parvathy had also visited the Sheroes cafe in Agra to learn more about the lives of acid attack victims. The cafe is run by a group of women who survived acid attacks.

‘Uyare’s supporting cast includes Renji Panicker, Prem Prakash, Bhagath Manuel, Siddique and Prathap Pothen. Cinematographer Mukesh Muraleedharan, editor Mahesh Narayanan and music director Gopi Sunder handle the technical side. S Cube Films, a newly launched production house, is funding the movie.