| Malayalam superstar Mammootty, whose
recent film "Pazhassi
Raja" is breaking records at the box office, has signed
his first Kannada film.
The film will be directed by Abhay Simha of "Gubbachchigalu"
fame. Talking to IANS, he said that his long wait to work with Mammootty
has finally ended.
"I had sent the script to Mammootty sir through
e-mail an year ago. He confirmed his acceptance and then his secretary
got in touch with me. Then I personally went to meet him in Thiruvananthapuram.
We had several discussions about the dates. Mammootty sir will finalise
the dates within a few days," Simha told IANS.
In the film Mammootty plays a Malayalee settled in Karnataka.
To be produced by well-known filmmaker K. Manju, the film will also be
made in Malayalam and is likely go on floors early next year.
"Now, I have got a good producer who has a great
passion to make films," said Simha.
Manju and Simha were in Pollachchi, Tamil Nadu Monday
to finalise the deal with Mammootty who was shooting there for director
Shafi's film "Chattambi Nadu".
"Now we will start looking for a heroine. We are
also planning to rope in Kannada artists and technicians to work on the
project," said Simha.
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