Tovino Thomas starts shooting for Identity; location pictures win the internet

Tovino Thomas is one of the busiest actors of Malayalam film industry. Despite emerging as one of the most bankable young actors in the industry, Tovino has always made sure that he experiments with his projects. The versatile actor is now set to reunite with Akhil Paul and Anas Khan, the director duo, after the big success of crime thriller Forensic. The upcoming project, which has been titled Identity, started rolling in Goa, in September 2023.

Tovino Thomas stars shooting for Identity

The makers of Identity recently took to their official social media handles and dropped a few location pictures, confirming leading man Tovino Thomas has finally started shooting for the movie. In the photos which are now going viral on social media, Tovino is seen sporting a new look in a different hairdo, eyeglasses, and light stubble beard. The actor has opted formal outfits for his character in Identity.

“The Game begins...” wrote co-director Akhil Paul, who shared the popular actor’s working stills from the location of the movie, on his official Instagram handle. From the pictures, it is safe to assume that Tovino Thomas is set to play an intense role in the movie, which is touted to be an action-packed suspense thriller. However, nothing much has been revealed about the actor’s character, yet.

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Tovino Thomas shares a location video

The popular actor, who joined the sets of Identity on December 10, Sunday, had taken to his official Instagram handle and shared a location video. “Joining the sets of IDENTITY After Forensic. Back on the Team with Old Friends and New Ones! Get..set..GO!!!” wrote Tovino Thomas, who is all excited about his new project, in his post.

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All about Identity

Akhil Paul and Anas Khan, the director duo have also scripted the movie. Popular actress Trisha Krishnan has been roped in to play the female lead in the thriller, which stars Vinay Rai and Bollywood actress-anchor Mandira Bedi, in the other key roles. As per the recent updates, the makers are planning to wrap up the shooting of Identity by March 2024. If things go as planned, the thriller will hit the theatres by the second half of next year, in five languages including Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, and Hindi.

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