What has Anil Ambani, renown businessman and chairman of Reliance Capital, Reliance Communications, Reliance Energy..etc to do with Malayalam film industry?
Yeah, this famous Indian businessman is entering into Malayalam film industry for the first time with his newly launched Reliance Entertainment and has signed with none other than the superstar Mammootty to produce a film. The movie named Kutty Shranku is directed by Shaji N Karun. This is Mammootty’s first venture with Shaji.N.Karun.
As the director and hero have already fixed a date for its launch, the Reliance Entertainment has suddenly entered into this venture and shown willingness to produce this as their maiden film in Malayalam. Mammootty is giving priority dates for the film.
The movie will be shot in three schedules as weather and season play an important part in Shaji’s story, set in the early 1950’s. The shooting is to take place in and around the famous Vembanad Lake, the picturesque lake stretching from Alappuzha to Kumarakom , in Kuttanad area of Kerala.
As per the story Mammootty’s character in the film will have three lady loves in the three islands he visits! The script of the film is rumoured to be a joint venture being written by Shaji and the noted British critic Farukh Dhondy of Bandit Queen fame.
The film will be made in Malayalam with English subtitles for international audience. Shaji is planning to complete the film by July and hold its world premiere at the Venice Film Festival in September. Kutty Srankku is sure to become an event in Malayalam cinema, and with the marketing arm of Reliance Entertainment, the film is going to go places.
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