Villain will hit screens by the end of October: B Unnikrishnan

Mohanlal starrer Villain has been in the making for sometime now. There have been speculations about the movie’s release date. Finally, director B Unnikrishnan has officially announced that Villain will be hitting screens by the end of October. The movie will be distributed by Rockline Entertainments through Maxlab.

Villain is a crime thriller featuring Mohanlal as Mathew Manjooran, a police officer. He will be appearing in two different looks, one during his days as a policeman and the other post his retirement. Manju Warrier is playing his wife’s role in the movie.

Noted south Indian actors Vishal, Hansika Motwani, Srikanth and Raashi Khanna are making their Malayalam debut with Villain. Aju Varghese, Chemban Vinod Jose, Siddique and Renji Panicker are also part of the supporting cast.

Villain marks director B Unnikrishnan’s fourth time collaboration with Mohanlal after Madampi, Grandmaster and Mr Fraud. The director has assembled an ensemble line up of technicians for this upcoming movie. Cinematography is handled by Manoj Paramahamsa and NK Ekambaram. Songs are composed by Oppam fame 4 Musics while background score is done by Ezra fame Sushin Shyam. Shameer Mohammed of Charlie and Angamaly Diaries fame is in charge of the edits.

Villain is also the first production venture of the famous banner Rockline Films in Malayalam. An official word regarding the exact release date is still awaited.