Jeethu's thriller, with Indrajith, Biju Menon

Director Jeethu Joseph might be busy with his own directorials including the upcoming Prithviraj-starrer Oozham.

But he’s found time to script a film for his friend Ansar Khan, which will have

Indrajith

and Biju Menon in the lead. The yet-to-be-titled movie is based on Ansar’s State Award-winning telefilm Mukhamukham and will have the actors as convicts who are being transported from Peermade to Ernakulam. Jeethu tells us, “Ansar came up with the basic idea for the thriller and I have scripted its cinematic version. About 80 per cent of the film will be shot in the forest. It’s one of the most challenging scripts I have written because there aren’t many characters. The movie is primarily about the two characters and the entire story is weaved around their journey inside a forest.”
Director Ansar, who had previously assisted Viji Thampy and Blessy, says that both Indrajith and Biju Menon have signed the dotted line to play the role of convicts. “We are planning to begin filming in August and are currently hunting for locations in the forests of Kerala. The rest of the cast is yet to be confirmed,” says the filmmaker.
Meanwhile Jeethu is gearing up for Oozham, which also has Balachandra Menon, Neeraj Madhav and Divya Pillai. “Oozham will be completely different from this film. It’s a revenge story while Ansar’s movie is more of a thriller,” says Jeethu.