Stephy Zaviour to make her directorial debut with Sharafudheen, Rajisha Vijayan-starrer

Costume designer Stephy Zaviour is set to make her directorial debut soon. The State-Award winner, who had worked in films such as The Great Father, Guppy and Ezra, is set to helm her first film featuring Sharafudheen and Rajisha Vijayan in the lead.

According to reports, the movie, scripted by Mahesh Gopal and Jai Vishnu, will be a family drama that will be set in Pathanamthitta. Vijayaraghavan, Sunil Sukhada, Biju Sopanam and Bindu Panicker are also part of the film, which is expected to go on floors on September 19.

Chandru Selvaraj, who had cranked the camera for Kayattam and Mahaveeryar is its cinematographer, while Hesham Abdul Wahab has been roped in as the composer of the film, which will also have a host of newcomers as part of its cast.

This is the first time Sharafudheen and Rajisha are teaming up. Sharafudheen has been part of several plum projects in the past two years including Sanu John Varghese’s Aarkkariyaam and Zakariya’s Halal Love Story. The actor’s latest release Priyan Ottathilaaanu, which had him playing the titular character, is currently streaming on Manorama Max.

Up next, Sharafudheen has Nissam Basheer’s psycho-thriller titled Rorschach, which has Mammootty in the lead. The movie, which also has Grace Antony, Jagadeesh, Bindu Panicker and Kottayam Nazeer in pivotal roles, is set to hit theatres worldwide on September 29. Sharafudheen is also part of Thinkalazhcha Nishchayam director Senna Hedge’s upcoming crime comedy titled 1744 White Alto in which he plays a cop.

Meanwhile, Rajisha, whose last release was the Telugu movie Ramarao on Duty starring Ravi Teja, has completed shooting for Ajai Vasudev’s thriller Pakalum Paathiravum, Pragesh P Sukumaran’s campus coming-of-age drama Lovefully Yours Veda and the Tamil movie Sardar, which has Karthi as the male protagonist. The actress and Priya P Varrier have also shot for the thriller Kolla, directed by debutant Suraj Varma.