Babu Antony plays John in 'Mikhael'

The

action hero

, Babu Antony will be making an appearance in the upcoming movie 'Mikhael.' The team unveiled its character poster through their official social media handle. Actor Babu Antony will be seen playing John in the movie. They wrote, "Babu Antony as John. He is back with a bang...! Watch Babu Antony as John in Mikhael in his yet another collaboration with Nivin Pauly after

Kayamkulam Kochunni

."
'Mikhael' is an upcoming Malayalam movie directed by Haneef Adeni. The film is scripted by the director himself. The film is expected to be a crime thriller. Unni Mukundan will play the antagonist in the movie. Apart from them, the film casts

K. P. A. C. Lalitha

, Siddique, Sudev Nair, Kalabhavan Shajohn, Manjima Mohan and Shantikrishna. Anto Joseph is bankrolling the project. As Adeni has done mass entertainers like 'The Great Father', this movie is also expected to be a similar one. The film will feature Nivin Pauly in a new avatar for which the actor gained weight and took up a rigorous workout to get beefed up to play the title character Mikhael.
Actor Babu Antony gave a powerful performance in the film 'Kayamkulam Kochunni,' with his character, Thangal. Apart from other notable characters, he was often cast as the antagonist in films which gained much acceptance and popularity. He made his debut in 1986 with Bharathan's 'Chilampu', which eventually gave him more opportunities in Tamil, Telugu, and Hindi film industries.