Amitabh Bachchan and Mohanlal have co-starred in two films
Highlights
- "Yes, he is the Bhishma of Randamoozham," said director Sreekumar
- Amitabh Bachchan and Mohanlal are collaborating for the third time
- Big B will be seen in Sarkar 3
New Delhi:
Superstar
Amitabh Bachchan will be a part of Malayalam star Mohanlal's upcoming film
Randamoozham, reports
Times Of India. "Yes, he is the Bhishma of
Randamoozham. We aren't taking any cinematic liberties with the character for the movie, he will be playing the role as it is in the book," director Sreekumar told
TOI. It was also speculated that Aishwarya Rai Bachchan will be a part of
Randamoozham, however, denying the reports, Sreekumar told
TOI that they are still working on finalising the rest of the cast. Mohanlal plays the protagonist, Bheemasenan. Amitabh Bachchan and Mohanlal are collaborating for the third time for a film. Both the superstars earlier worked in Ram Gopal Varma's
Aag, a Hindi remake of
Sholay and later co-starred in the 2010 Malayali film
Kandahar.
Mohanlal is awaiting the release of 1971- Beyond Borders and is currently shooting for Villain co-starring Manju Warrier and Hansika Motwani and meanwhile Amitabh Bachchan is prepping for the release of
Sarkar 3. The Ram Gopal Varma-directed film will hit the screens on May 12 and stars Yami Gautam, Amit Sadh, Jackie Shroff and Manoj Bajpayee in prominent roles.
Earlier,
TOI reported that
Baahubali stunt director Peter Hein has been roped to direct the action sequences in
Randamoozham. He told
TOI that he is "glad" to be on board the "massive project."
Randamoozham is being made under a budget of Rs 600 crores, reports
TOI. The film is based on M T Vasudevan Nair's popular novel
Randamoozham.
Amitabh Bachchan was last seen in Aniruddha Roy Chowdhury
Pink. The critically-acclaimed film won him Star Screen Best Actor Award.