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'Adventures of Omanakuttan' to release this month

Written by : TNM

Malayalam film Adventures of Omanakuttan is getting ready for release on May 18th,  say sources in the film industry. The film was initially slotted for release in March and then it was reported to be a Vishu release. However, it missed both the dates due to various reasons. Finally, the first look teaser of Adventures of Omanakuttan was released recently and it garnered the attention of film buffs in a big way. The teaser has upped the expectation levels for the film.

Directed by Rohith V.S, this romantic comedy has been penned jointly by the director and Sameer Mohammed. Starring Asif Ali as Omanakkuttan, the film has Bhavana playing the female lead. Others in the star cast of this rom-com are Aju Varghese, Siddique, Saiju Kurup, Kalabhavan Shajon, Rahul Madhav, Srinda Arhaan and Vaisakh Paruthipatta. The film has been bankrolled by Antony Binoy and Biju Pulickal under the banner 4M Entertainment.

Music for the venture has been composed jointly by Arun Muraleedharan and Dawn Vincent while cinematography has been handled by Akhil George. Livingston Mathew is the editor.

Sources close to the film say that Asif Ali has a very meaty role to play and that his performance is sure to win him accolades.

The shooting for Adventures of Omanakuttan commenced in 2015 and after a series of delays owing to various reasons, it is finally getting ready for release this year. Asif Ali is busy with a slew of films including Thrissivaperoor Kliptham, Avarude Raavukal, Sunday Holiday and Kaatu. Bhavana’s upcoming projects apart from this film are Adam, Oru Visheshapetta Biriyanikissa, and Vilakkumaram.

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