When it comes to play the role of historical heroes, No one in the Malayalam film industry can beat Mammooty. He has the talent of executing the roles so perfectly with ease. Pazhassiraja and Chandu of Vadakkan Veera Gadha can be cited as a perfect example. Not only that presently Mammooty is only person who is absolutely fit to play the characters of Basheer Novel and because of this fact after Mathilukal he got another chance to play the central character in Balyakalasakhi which is based on the story of Basheer.
In the film Kunjali Marakkar Mamooty will play the role of a famous historical character again. The film Directed by Amal Neerad, is big budget movie that has been ever made in the history of Malayalam cinema. The movie budget is around Rs 40 crore. And shoot of the film will begin from February 26.
The film directed by Amal Neeraj is being produced by the company of Prithivraj, Santhosh Sivan, and Shaji Natesan. The film which is made in Tamil and Malayalam will be later dubbed in Hindi and telugu. The film will also have 3D effects in the war sequence. Kunjali Marakkar was the warrior of Samoothiri Namboothiripad and the story of the film revolves around the life of brave warrior and his fights against the Portuguese who came to India on 1498, and he is the man who has proved his warrior skills.