Mammootty has been more attentive than any other star in Malayalam cinema in recent times when it comes to choosing projects. His releases this year so far are Bhishmaparvam, CBI 5, Puzhu, and Rorschach. His upcoming releases are Lijo Jose Pellissery’s Nanpakal Nerathu Mayakkam and B. Unnikrishnan's Christopher. Mammootty's current film is also from a young director. The film is directed by Jeo Baby, who has directed films including The Great Indian Kitchen. Jyothika is the heroine of this movie. Mammootty had some guests on the sets of Kaathal today.
It was the cast of Rorschach, including none other than director Nizam Basheer. Kottayam Nazir, George, and others were with Nizam Basheer. Meanwhile, the film is continuing in the theatres for the third week with a good response. The film is currently showing on 87 screens in Kerala and 58 screens in the GCC. Rorschach, which hit the theatres on October 7, is a psychological revenge drama film. Mammootty played the mysterious character of Luke Anthony in the film. Written by Sameer Abdul The film got good word of mouth publicity in the first few days itself.
On the other hand, Kathal is the film where Jyotika returns to Malayalam after 12 years. The film was announced on Jyothika's birthday along with the title poster. Kathal also has the distinction of being a film produced by Mammootty under the banner of Mammootty's company after Rorschach. This is the third film produced by Mammootty's company. Lijo Jose Pellissery's Nanpakal Nerathu Mayakkam will premiere at the upcoming IFFK. Meanwhile, Kathal is the seventh film directed by Jeo Baby. The film is distributed by Dulquer Salmaan's Wayfarer Films.
