Ottakkomban
Ottakkomban is an upcoming Indian Malayalam-language action film directed by Mathews Thomas and produced by Tomichan Mulakuppadam of Mulakuppadam Films. The film stars Suresh Gopi in the lead role while Nayanthara, Biju Menon, Mukesh, Vijayaraghavan, Johny Antony, Anant Mahadevan and Renji Panicker play prominent supporting roles. It is a fictional story based on Suresh Gopi's fictional character Kuruvachan, who is a family man and a trader by profession. The film is written by Shibin Francis. Harshavardhan Rameshwar is the music composer while Shaji Kumar handles the cinematography. Principal photography of the film began by December 2019. The  film's action sequences are choreographed by Ram Laxman, Supreme Sundar and Phoenix Prabhu. Premise. The film focuses on the life of an aging plantation owner turned trader and liquor baron named Parelppadathu Kuriakose / Kuruvachan, hailing from Pala and his uncompromising fight against a group of highly influential men who are trying to destroy his family and reputation. Production. Mathews with the help of his mentor and director Johny Antony approached producer Tomichan Mulakuppadam, who got interested in the film and agreed to produce it. Suresh Gopi himself revealed it as his 250th film and announced it through social media . It is written by Shibin Francis, who had earlier worked on "Paavada" (2016), "Comrade in America" (2017) and "Under World" (2019). According to Francis, the film is an action-based family drama which takes place in Pala, Kerala. He adds that it is a fictional story based on Suresh Gopi's fictional character Kuruvachan who is a family man and a trader by profession, having his issues. The film will show how the traders and businesses in and around Pala have evolved over the period and the main character will reflect its changes. The filming commenced by shooting brief portions  in December 2019. "Arjun Reddy"'s composer Harshavardhan Rameshwar and cinematographer Shaji Kumar were also added to the technical team. The character look and motion poster of the film were revealed on 26 June 2020, on the occasion of Suresh Gopi’s 62nd birthday. Tomichan met Mathews and Gopi at the latter's residence on 14 January 2021 and estimated the film's budget as ₹25 crore. By January 2021, Biju Menon was reported to play a major part in the film. Its filming was confirmed to take place at Pala, Kochi, Mangalore and Malaysia. Mukesh, Vijayaraghavan, Anant Mahadevan , Renji Panicker, Johny Antony, Sudhi Koppa, Ashish Vidyarthi, Suresh Krishna and Jaffar Idukki were also added to the film's cast. On the occasion of Suresh Gopi's 63rd birthday, the makers revealed his second look from the movie.