Aadu 3 star Jayasurya channels his inner mentalist, viewers recall his popular role from a decade ago
Aadu 3 actor Jayasurya recently channelled his inner mentalist, akin to John Bosco from his horror comedy movie Pretham. Aadu 3 is set to release in theatres on March 19, 2026.
Last Updated: 04.27 PM, Mar 15, 2026
Popular Malayalam star Jayasurya is all set to return to the big screen after a hiatus with his much-awaited movie Aadu 3. The actor is busy with the promotions and one such promotional interview saw the actor channelling his inner mentalist, akin to John Bosco from his movie Pretham, and has stunned his viewers.
When Jayasurya channelled his inner mentalist
Pretham is a 2016 Malayalam horror comedy, which starred Jayasurya as the mentalist John Don Bosco. During a recent interview with the YouTube channel Pearle Maaney, Jayasurya cracked the phone code of the host Pearle, bringing out his mentalist skills.
The video is gaining traction on social media, with viewers dropping fire emojis and calling the actor Aadu actor awesome. One comment on YouTube reads: The moment Jayettan transformed into John Don Bosco.
Notably, influencer-actor Pearle was also part of the Pretham movie, playing the character Suhaanisa.
What is Pretham movie about
You can watch both Pretham and Pretham 2 on Sun NXT via OTTplay Premium. The plot of Pretham revolves around three bachelors running a seaside resort. The trouble begins when they start having spooky experiences at the resort, and seek the help of mentalist-exoticist John though they had initially dismissed his skills.
Actors Govind Padmasoorya, Sharaf U Dheen and Aju Varghese play the youngsters in the film, which also features Shruthi Ramachandran in a key role. Filmmaker Ranjith Sankar wrote and directed the movie, which also had a sequel in 2017.
When is Aadu 3 releasing
On the other hand, Jayasurya’s upcoming movie Aadu 3 Part 1 is releasing on March 19, 2026. Midhun Manuel Thomas-helmed film is the third installment in the popular comedy franchise. Though several big films backed out of the March 19 race due to the release of Hindi film Dhurandhar: The Revenge, Aadu 3 makers had confirmed that the film would be released on Friday itself. Kannada film Toxic, starring Yash, had backed off, citing conflicts in the Middle East.