Lal to play dad to Prithviraj next!

Lal is known to slip into any role with effortless ease. The actor, who recently went on to win this year’s State Award for the Best Actor will play a politician next, and more interestingly, father to Prithviraj! R S Vimal’s Ennu Ninte Moideen, an intense love story based on real life incidents, which features Prithviraj and Parvathy in the lead roles. Lal plays the role of Unnimoyeen Sahib, a hard core politician and a Congressman, who was admired for his work and strong personality.Prithviraj plays his son Moideen in the flick.
Says Vimal,“Moideen was a rebel and a socialist. He was an all-rounder and had a charming personality. But the father and son did not get along well.” The movie is based on the real-life story of Moideen and his lady love Kanjanamala. “Moideen and Kanjanamala fell in love at an early age. The couple, whose fathers were influential persons of the village and great friends, were against their relationship owing to their different religious backgrounds.” Set in the backdrop of 1960s, the movie captures the hardships the couple had to face to realise their dreams and get married.
Vimal had come up with a documentary Jalam Kondu Murivettal and had bagged awards for the work. “I did thorough research for five years to develop it into a full-length film. The real life Kanjanamala was keen to have Prithviraj play Moideen, since she felt the actor resembled Moideen the most.”
The director conveys that the film is not an offbeat one and has entertaining elements that will keep the viewers glued to it. Lena, Bala and Sreejith Ravi also play prominent roles in the film, which is likely to start shoot by June 25 at Mukkom, in Kozhikode, where the real-life couple lived.