PremiumIndrajith Sukumaran, Shruti Ramachandran team up for Arun Bose’s urban family-drama set in Kochi | Exclusive
The yet-to-be-titled film, starring Indrajith Sukumaran and Sarjano Khalid, is set to go on floors in April
Last Updated: 05.58 PM, Mar 01, 2023
Luca director Arun Bose’s third directorial will feature Indrajith Sukumaran and Shruti Ramachandran in the lead. The filmmaker had announced through his social media the cast and crew of the film along with a poster that has Kochi as its backdrop.
In an exclusive chat with OTTplay, Arun tells us, “The movie is a fun, urban family drama set in Kochi. One of the highlights of the movie is that Vidyasagar sir is composing the film’s music and it’s his 25th year in the Malayalam film industry.”
Apart from Indrajith and Shruti, the film, which will mark Kokers Media Entertainments’ 22nd production, will also have Sarjano Khalid, Vincy Aloshius and child artiste Vasisht Umesh of Minnal Murali in pivotal roles. "Indrajith, Shruti, Sarjano and Vincy have equal importance in the movie," he says. The poster also includes the name of Roro, who Arun says he wants to keep as a surprise till the movie goes on floors in April.
The movie is based on the screenplay of Pramod Mohan, who had written Manju Warrier and Biju Menon’s Lalitham Sundaram. Pramod will also be co-directing the film, which has Shyamaprakash MS as the cinematographer and Shaijal PV and Arun as its editors.
Incidentally, Arun has also completed the shoot of Unni Mukundan and Aparna Balamurali’s Mindiyum Paranjum, which is a “mature love story” told from the perspective of a married couple. On its status, the director says, “We have completed the post-production of the film and are currently waiting for its theatrical release.”
The movie, which has Madhu Ambat as its cinematographer, also stars Jude Anthany, Maala Parvathi, Geethi Sangeetha, Sohan Seenulal, RJ Murugan and Jaffer Idukki. National Award-winning director Salim Ahammed has produced the movie, which has Unni essaying the role of a Gulf Malayali named Sanal. Mindiyum Paranjum, which is composed by Sooraj S Kurup, is scripted by Arun and Mridul George.