Villain eyeing for the biggest ever release in Kerala

After a short break, the team of Mohanlal’s upcoming movie Villain have commence the shoot for the third and final schedule. The movie, directed by B Unnikrishnan marks his fourth time collaboration with Mohanlal after Madampi, Grandmaster and Mr Fraud.

This schedule will be a short one as they have already completed around 90% of shoot. The movie is slated to hit screens on July 21. According to sources close to the unit, Villain is eyeing for the biggest ever release in Kerala. Currently, SS Rajamouli’s Baahubali 2: The Conclusion is at the top with most number of screens followed by Mohanlal’s Pulimurugan. If sources are to be believed, Villain will have a wider release than the aforementioned movies.

Apart from Kerala, the movie is expected to have a huge release in Tamil Nadu and the twin Telugu states. Villain has a plethora of stars as part of it’s cast. Tamil star Vishal, Hansika Motwani, Telugu actor Srikanth, Raashi Khanna and Manju Warrier are playing pivotal roles in the movie. The presence of stars from other industries will certainly help in getting a bigger release outside Kerala.

Villain is a crime thriller featuring Mohanlal as Mathew Manjooran, an ex-cop. Apart from an ensemble star cast, Villian also has some big names in the technical team like DOP Manoj Paramahamsa, Peter Hein and VFX technicians from Poland. Another interesting aspect of the movie is that it is being shot completely in 8K resolution, which is a first in Malayalam cinema.

Rockline Venkatesh who has produced films like Bhajrangi Bhaijaan and Lingaa is producing this big budget movie. Songs are composed by Oppam fame 4 Musics while background score is handled by Ezra fame Sushin Shyam. Shameer Mohammed of Charlie and Angamaly Diaries fame is in charge of the editing department.