Fans may get to see George Kutty Lalettan before Kunjali Marakkar ; According to latest reports from mollywood, fans are getting to hear that super star Mohan Lal , jeethu joseph directed Drishyam 2 will hit theaters ahead of Kunjali Marakkar.
Mohanlal’s Marakkar: Arabikadalinte Simham, was supposed to hit the screens in April. However, due to Covid-19 outbreak, the film got postponed
Both movies are the most awaited films of Lalettan, which is expected to open in theaters with a big bang, when theaters opens after lock down.
Kunjali Marakkar IV is Priyadarshan’s magnum opus Marakkar: Arabikadalinte Simham. While Drishyam 2 is a sequel to the blockbuster movie Drishayam.
Set in the 16th century, Marakkar is based on the battle exploits of Kunjali Marakkar IV (Mohanlal)—the naval chieftain of the Samoothiri (Nedumudi Venu). Kunjali Marakkar’s organised the first ever naval defense of the Indian coast by defending Portuguese invasion at the Malabar Coast for almost a century. The screenplay was co-written by Ani Sasi. The film was produced by Aashirvad Cinemas with Moonshot Entertainments and Confident Group as co-producers.
While Drishyam is a crime drama thriller film written and directed by Jeethu Joseph. It stars Mohanlal and Meena in the lead roles and features Ansiba Hassan, Esther Anil, Kalabhavan Shajon, Asha Sarath, Siddique, Roshan Basheer and Neeraj Madhav in supporting roles. The film was produced by Antony Perumbavoor for Aashirvad Cinemas. It follows the struggle of Georgekutty and his family, who come under suspicion when Varun Prabhakar, the son of the Inspector-general of police, goes missing after an attempt to physically harass Georgekutty’s daughter.
The fans and film audiences got a first look of the upcoming sequel on the eve of Mohanlal’s 60th birthday. The intriguing poster hints that the Drishyam sequel will be as chilling as the original film. The fans are eagerly waiting for an official announcement from the makers as to when will the film start rolling.
#Drishyam #Drishyam2 pic.twitter.com/OHnue7P5uw
— Mohanlal (@Mohanlal) May 21, 2020
The super star had stated during the launch of the drishyam 2 sequel “After Drishyam, there have always been questions about a sequel. Lalettan (Mohanlal) would ask me too. And I just didn’t know how to continue that story. Finally one possibility became clearer than the others I thought of and the story of George Kutty’s family got written again.”
The super star had stated he hopes the movie would lure back people to the theatres. The film has Meena, Esther Anil and Ansiba repeating their roles.
Both movies are anticipated to be a big entertainer. Whichever comes first will be big treat for people who have been missing movies in theatres.