Tiyaan is one of the most expensive Malayalam movies to have released till date

Tiyaan, one of the most awaited Malayalam movies of the year, is gearing up for release. The movie is highly anticipated due to the big names involved. The talented sibling duo of Prithviraj and Indrajith are teaming up once again. Murali Gopy has written the movie along with playing a pivotal role.

Tiyaan, directed by Jiyen Krishnakumar is said to be a socio-political drama. Our sources close to the unit inform that Tiyaan is one of the most expensive Malayalam movies to have released till date. The team shot for more than 100 days in the Ramoji Rao Film City in Hyderabad, which is the first for a Malayalam movie.

It is perhaps the most closely guarded films in recent years. Audience are still unaware of the genre or exact theme of Tiyaan. Huge sets resembling the locales of North India were erected in the film city and they employed strict restrictions for outsiders. Some other portions were shot in real locations across North India. The movie’s recently released teaser had a visual scale that was unseen in Mollywood. All this has heightened the expectations multi fold.

Tiyaan is produced by Haneef Ahmed under his banner Red Rose Creations. It is being made on a budget of around Rs 25 crores, making it one of the most expensive Malayalam movies to have released till date.

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, Ananya, Shine Tom Chacko, Suraj Venjaramoodu, Prakash Bare, Rahul Madhav, Alok Jain and Paris Lakshmi are also part of the cast.