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Exclusive! Roshan Mathew, Shine Tom Chacko’s Maharani is an all-out comedy entertainer: G Marthandan

The movie also has Balu Varghese, Johny Antony and Harisree Ashokan as part of the cast

Exclusive! Roshan Mathew, Shine Tom Chacko’s Maharani is an all-out comedy entertainer: G Marthandan
Roshan Mathew, poster of Maharani and Shine Tom Chacko

Last Updated: 11.17 AM, Sep 28, 2022

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After a gap of four years, Paavada director G Marthanadan is gearing up for the shoot of his next film titled Maharani. The film, which will have Roshan Mathew and Shine Tom Chacko in the lead, is set to go on floors on October 1 and the filmmaker tells us it’s “an all-out comedy entertainer”.

“Maharani would remind the audience of yesteryear comedies that had them laughing from start to finish in theatres,” Marthandan exclusively tells OTTplay. “It’s a new genre for me and that’s why I have decided to team up with new cast and crew for this venture.”

The film is scripted by Ishq writer Ratheesh Ravi and also has Balu Varghese, Johny Antony, Harisree Ashokan, Jaffer Idukki, Kailash, Gokulan and Hridayam fame Aswath Lal. Ask him about the heroine of the movie and he says, “That’s a surprise. All I can say right now is that both Roshan and Shine will be seen in roles that they haven’t done before. It’s a proper entertainer and the entire story is set in Cherthala.”

Roshan Mathew and Balu Varghese at the pooja function of the film
Roshan Mathew and Balu Varghese at the pooja function of the film

Marthandan had previously directed Mammootty's Daivathinte Swantham Cleetus, Prithviraj Sukumaran’s Paavada and Kunchacko Boban’s Johny Johny Yes Papa. The upcoming movie will have Govind Vasantha as its music director and Lokanathan as its cinematographer.

Meanwhile, Roshan, who already had two theatrical releases with Oru Thekkan Thallu Case and Kotthu this month, will next be seen in Siddharth Bharathan’s Chathuram and in a cameo role in Alphonse Puthren’s Gold.

In a recent interview with OTTplay, the Darlings actor had said that he had always wanted to work with Alphonse and would have agreed even if he “was cast as a tree” in one of his movies. “Alphonse is a director who has inspired all of us,” he said, adding that the experience of working with the filmmaker was all that he had hoped for. Roshan has also completed shooting Lijin Jose’s Chera, which has Nimisha Sajayan in the female lead.

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