Tiyaan is made on par with Pulimurugan’s budget

Malayalam cinema is growing in terms of commercial values. Quality was never a question, it was the budget of movies that were always limited. But of late, we have seen filmmakers stepping forward to make movies on a bigger scale and producers have also shown the willingness to invest. As Shah Rukh Khan recently said about Baahubali’s success, “no guts, no glory.”

The upcoming movie Tiyaan is one such film that involved a big budget, for a Malayalam movie. It has a star studded team that involves the likes of Prithviraj, Indrajith, Murali Gopy, Padmapriya, Ananya and many others.

Tiyaan is written by Murali Gopy and directed by Jiyen Krishnakumar. It is said to be a socio-political drama set in the North Indian milieu. The team shot for months in North Indian places like Varanasi, Ladakh etc.

Huge sets resembling the North Indian locales were erected in the Ramoji Rao Film City, Hyderabad. They shot for around 100 days in different schedules there. Tiyaan is produced by Haneef Mohammed of Red Rose Creations. They have invested around Rs 25 crores for the movie. This is the budget of Mohanlal’s Pulimurugan, which is incidentally the highest grossing Malayalam movie ever.

Tiyaan is perhaps the most closely guarded Malayalam film in recent years. The promos do not reveal anything about the movie’s plot and that has piqued the curiosity of the audience. If these promos are anything to go by, Tiyaan will be a landmark movie in Malayalam cinema.

Prithviraj is playing the character of Aslan Mohammed while Indrajith’s character is named as Pattabhiraman in the movie. Both the actors had earlier mentioned it is one of their most complex and challenging films ever. Murali Gopy will be seen in a new makeover as Ramkant Mahasay. North Indian actress Mrudula Sathe will be seen as Prithviraj’s wife in the movie. Padma Priya, Rahul Madhav, Ananya, Shine Tom Chacko, Suraj Venjaramoodu, Prakash Bare and Paris Lakshmi are also part of the cast. Tiyaan will hit screens for Eid.