Buzz: Mammootty roped in as a military officer in Akhil Akkineni’s ‘Agent’

Megastar

Mammootty is on a roll as always. The superstar who has recently wrapped up the shoot of his upcoming Malayalam movie ‘Puzhu’, will be reportedly joining the sets of his next film soon! According to the reports, Mammootty has roped in to play a pivotal role in Akhil Akkineni starrer Telugu film ‘

Agent

’.

If reports are to be believed, Mammootty has roped in to a play a military officer in the espionage thriller and the actor is all set to jet off to Europe for the shoot.

‘Agent’ directed by Surender Reddy will feature Akhil Akkineni as a spy agent. If rumours from the grapevine can be accounted for, the makers had initially considered Mohanlal for the role of the military officer, however, due to some reasons, they later approached Mammootty and the Megastar was pleased with the character and said yes.

The next shooting schedule is to happen in the picturesque locations of Budapest, Hungary.

Meanwhile, Mammootty is no stranger to Telugu cinema. The Megastar has acted in a few movies in Telugu and his recent was ‘Yatra’, a biographical film wherein Mammootty played the role of role YS Rajasekhara Reddy.

On the other hand, Mammootty has some exciting projects including Amal Neerad’s directorial ‘Bheeshma Parvam’, and Ratheena’s directorial ‘Puzhu’ in the pipeline.

On the work front, Mammootty’s latest release in Malayalam was the political thriller ‘One’, wherein he essayed the role of Kadakkal Chandran, a politician.