Sethu confirms that his next with Mammootty is titled as Kozhi Thankachan

We had earlier reported that popular scenarist Sethu will be turning an independent director this year through a project with Megastar Mammootty in the lead. Soon after the project was announced officially, there were unconfirmed reports about the movie being titled as Kozhi Thankachan.

Sethu himself confirmed about the title recently in a television programme. He was attending the celebrity talk show Onnum Onnum Moonnu as part of promotions for his upcoming movie Achayans. During the show, Sethu confirmed that his debut directorial will have Mammootty as the lead and it has been titled as Kozhi Thankachan.

The movie is touted to be a clean commercial entertainer. It will have a serious subject but will be told with a lot of humour. Mammootty is playing an ordinary villager in this movie set in a rural backdrop with Kuttanad as the main location. Nyla Usha and Vedhika are speculated to be playing the female leads, but they have not yet been confirmed.

Interestingly, actor Unni Mukundan will be assisting Sethu in direction for this movie. Sethu and Unni Mukundan share a brotherly relationship since the days of Mallu Singh. It was the actor who insisted to assist Sethu in his debut directorial. Kozhi Thankachan will be produced by Muraleedharan and Santha Muraleedharan under the banner Anantha Vision.

Meanwhile, Mammootty is busy shooting for Rajadhiraja fame Ajai Vasudev’s upcoming mass thriller. He is playing the role of a college professor in this movie scripted by Udhayakrishna.

Mammootty is also simultaneously working on 7th Day fame Shyam Dhar’s upcoming family entertainer and cinematographer Shamdat’s debut directorial titled as Streetlights.