Bro Daddy: Kaniha begins shooting for Prithviraj’s directorial in Hyderabad

Actress Kaniha is the latest to join the sets of Prithviraj’s Bro Daddy. The actress, who had earlier worked with Mohanlal in Ranjith’s Drama and Joshiy’s Christian Brothers, will team up with the superstar again for the movie, which is currently being shot in Hyderabad. 

A few days ago, Kaniha had shared her excitement of joining the feel-good family entertainer, scripted by Sreejith N and Bibin Malieckal. “New story, new experiences,” she wrote, while informing her followers that she is set to join the team in Hyderabad. 

Earlier this week, it was also reported that Unni Mukundan has also been roped in as part of the multi-starrer. Unni was also Kaniha’s co-star in her last Malayalam film Mamangam, which had Mammootty in the lead. Kaniha has also signed Joshiy’s Paappan, which stars Suresh Gopi, Gokul Suresh, Asha Sharath and Sunny Wayne. 

eanwhile, Bro Daddy also has an ensemble cast featuring Kalyani Priyadarshan, Soubin Shahir, Meena, Murali Gopy, Lalu Alex and Jagadeesh. The film, which is told through humour, was initially set to be shot in Kerala but the makers had to move it to Hyderabad after the Kerala government didn’t remove the shooting restrictions till late last week. 

The movie marks Prithviraj’s second directorial after Lucifer, which also had Mohanlal in the lead. In an earlier interview with OTTplay, Prithviraj said that he opted to direct Bro Daddy as he thought it would be marked change from Lucifer as well as its sequel Empuraan, which was supposed to go on floors this year but has been postponed due to the pandemic.