Superstar Mohanlal's much-awaited film "Odiyan", set for release on Friday, has created a record of sorts by becoming the first Malayalam film to be in the Rs 100 crore club pre-release, according to its director.
Ad filmmaker V.A. Shrikumar Menon, who is making his debut as a feature film maker with "Odiyan", wrote about it on his Facebook page on Tuesday.
"Our Odiyan becomes the first Malayalam movie to enter the 100 crore club pre-release, with rights and pre-booking worldwide. Thank you for all your prayers, support, encouragement and goodwill. Three more days to go," he wrote.
Odiyans are said to have inhabited the Malabar region of Kerala.
In the film, Mohanlal appears in three different avatars and the story revolves around the use of black magic, which was the custom in yesteryears.
The film also stars Prakash Raj, Innocent and Manju Warrier among others.
The screenplay is by Hari Krishnan, while M. Jayachandran is the music composer and Shaji Kumar is the cameraman for the movie.
The teasers and trailer of Odiyan have created a lot of interest among movie goers. Going by the trailer, set in the backdrop of Thenkurissi village, the narrative goes back and forth in time, telling the story of Odiyan Manikyan.
Mohanlal shot for more than 140 days for Odiyan, which will mark the directorial debut of ad-filmmaker VA Shrikumar Menon. The big-budget film is set in a pre-electricity era and the story is built around a last surviving member of the Odiyan tribal community, that once lived in the Palakkad-Malabar region.
(With IANS Inputs)
