Mammootty who is playing the role of YSR in upcoming movie Yatra– the biopic of former Chief Minister Yeduguri Sandinti Rajasekhara Reddy, is giving his voice over for Mohanlal upcoming movie Odiyan. Earlier Mohanlal was seen in Young Tiger Jr NTR and Samantha starrer Janatha Garage, which was hit at the box office.
It is known news that Jr NTR costar and Malayalam star Mohanlal is playing the lead role in forthcoming Malayalam and Telugu movie Odiyan, in which he will be seen essaying the role of shape lifter. According to the latest update, the makers have brought Mohanlal’s best friend Mammootty on the board to give voice over for few crucial scenes in Odiyan.
Earlier both Mohanlal and Mammootty have worked together for several movies and once again they teamed up.
Odiyan is directed by Popular ad filmmaker VA Shrikumar Menon. Abhiram and Samapath Kumar of Daggubati Creations are going to release its Telugu version in Telugu States. The film is gearing up for grand release on 14th December.
Odiyan, the fantasy thriller film is written by Harikrishnan and is based on the legend of the Odiyan clan, who in Kerala folklore are men possessing shape shifting abilities, who could assume animal form. Odiyans are said to have inhabited the Malabar region of Kerala during the era before electricity.
The shooting of Odiyan started last year and was wrapped up in the month of April. The film requiring a lot of VFX is currently in the post production stage. It may be mentioned here that Bollywood star Ajay Devgn’s NY VFXWAALA is handling Mohanlal’s film’s VFX. Mohanlal will be seen in different looks in Odiyan between the ages of 30 and 65.
Apart from Yatra, Mammootty, will also be seen in Malayalam movie Maamaankam, Madura Raja and Pathinettam Padi, which are in different production stages.