Reports are rife that Malayalam star Mohanlal will soon be starring in a Peter Hein directorial. The National Award winning actor is apparently happy with the script that the renowned stunt choreographer has come up with and he has agreed to sign on the dotted lines.
Mohanlal and Peter Hein share a good rapport having worked together in the past. The Mohanlal starrer Pulimurugan, which was a blockbuster, had Peter Hein choreographing the stunts. The duo is currently working together in the B Unni Krishnan directorial Villain. The film’s shooting is currently on and it is expected to grace the theatres this year.
Villain, which is touted to be an action thriller, has Mohanlal playing an ex cop, Mathew Manjooran. The film will be loaded with some gravity defying stunts, say sources. Apart from Mohanlal in the lead, Villain also has Vishal, Manju Warrier, Hansika Motwani, Srikanth, Raashi Khanna, Renji Panicker, Siddique, Aju Varghese, Chemban Vinod Jose, Vinayakan and Anand in the star cast.
On making his directorial debut with the Mohanlal starrer, Peter Hein is reported to have said that it will be a multilingual and that plans are on to rope in leading technicians from across India. Considering it's the stunt choreographer who will be making his directorial debut, sources say that it could be an action entertainer. However, there is no official word on it yet.
Peter Hein made his debut as a full time stunt director in the Madhavan statrrer Minnale and has worked on several prestigious films including Anniyan, Endhiran, Raavan, Magadheera, 7aum Arivu, Pulimurugan, Baahubali: the Beginning and Baahubali: the Conclusion.
It may be mentioned here that Mohanlal won the Special Jury National Award recently for his performance in Pulimurugan, Janatha Garage and Munthirivallikal Thalirkkumbol.
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