Watch the latest making video of Odiyan here!

The final schedule of Mohanlal’s highly anticipated movie, Odiyan is progressing at a brisk pace in Palakkad. Shrikumar Menon is directing this movie as a mass entertainer with a blend of fantasy and magical realism. A huge crew of around hundred members including the artists and technicians are sweating it out in Palakkad, the movie’s major location. Art department headed by Prashanth Madhav have erected a fictional village Thenkurissi where the team is currently shooting.

Last day, the making video of the movie was released in social medias. Mohanlal, Naren, Prakash Raj and some others can be seen shooting for their scenes. Odiyan scripted by Harikrishnan is primarily about Odividya, a kind of black magic practiced in medieval Kerala. People who practice Odividya are called odiyans.

Mohnalal plays the role of odiyan Manikyan in the movie. Manju Warrier plays the female lead Prabha and Prakash Raj essays the villain role of Ravunni. The story is set in three different timelines starting from the pre-electricty days in the 1950s to 2000. In this ongoing schedule, the younger portions of these three lead characters are being shot. All three of them – Mohanlal, Manju Warrier and Prakash Raj – will be appearing in multiple looks in the movie.

Innocent, Sana Althaf, Kailas and Siddique are also part of the movie’s supporting cast. Action choreographer Peter Hein, cinematographer Shaji Kumar, art director Prashanth Madhav, editor Sreekar Prasad, composers M Jayachandran, Sam CS and sound designer Resul Pookkutty form the movie’s technical crew.

Antony Perumbavoor is producing Odiyan under the banner of Aashirvad Cinemas. The movie is expected to hit screens sometime by the end of this year.