Jayasurya plays a cop in the thriller, John Luther

After Sufiyum Sujathayum and Prajesh Sen’s Vellam, Jayasurya on Monday announced his next film titled

John Luther

, which is directed by debutant Abhijith Joseph.

On the actor’s role in the film, Abhijith tells us, “He plays a cop. At its core, John Luther is a thriller but it also has elements that would appeal to a various sections of the audience. Jayaettan’s character has a lot of scope for performance.” The film’s poster reveals that it has something to do with auditory perception or sound. The director, however, tells us, “I don’t want to reveal much about the storyline because the suspense hinges on it.”

Apart from Jayasurya, the film also has Siddique, Deepak Parambol, Tanvi Ram, Aditi Ravi and Indrans as part of the cast, reveals the director, who had worked as a spot editor for Oru Murai Vanthu Parthaya and an editor for several ad films. The film’s technical crew includes music director Shaan Rahman, cinematographer Roby Varghese Raj and editor Praveen Prabhakar. The movie is produced by Thomas P Mathew and co-produced by Christeena Thomas.

Ask the filmmaker when they are planning to start the shoot of the film and Abhijith says, “We still haven’t got permissions for outdoor shoot by the government. So, we are planning to wait and see how the situation pans out when other films go on floors and then decide when to go on floors. Considering, the pandemic situation in the State, we thought that’s the best way to go about it.”