The Priest all set to have its world television premiere

Mammootty’s ‘The Priest’ will soon be having its world television premiere. Asianet has bagged the satellite rights. The telecast date is expected to be announced soon. The film, which was the first major release in Malayalam after the pandemic, had emerged as a superhit at the box office. After a month since its theatrical release, the film started streaming on Amazon Prime Video on April 14.

Directed by debutant Jofin T Chacko, ‘The Priest’ is a mystery thriller with supernatural elements in it. While Mammootty plays the titular role, ‘Kaithi’ fame Baby Monica, Nikhila Vimal and Manju Warrier essay other important roles. Jofin himself has written the film’s story and screenplay is penned by ‘Kunjiramayanam’ fame Deepu Pradeep and Shyam Menon. It is a technically brilliant film with excellent cinematography by Akhil George and thrilling background score by Rahul Raj.

The film is jointly produced by Anto Joseph, B Unnikrishnan and VN Babu.