Manju Warrier to act in Rajesh Pillai's next!

Manju Warrier has been turning heads since her second coming, playing independent characters with depth.
After tearing stereotypes as UD clerk-turned-entrepreneur in How Old Are You and portraying a lawyer and single mom in Ennum Eppozhum, the actress will be seen as an IPS officer in Rajesh Pillai’s next.
The yet-to-be-titled film’s scribe Arunlal Ramachandran says that the actress as part of her “detailed research” is set to approach top woman IPS officers of Kerala — Nishanthini R and B Sandhya — in preparation for the role.
Interestingly, the Aaraam Thampuran actress was also involved in fleshing out her character in the psychological thriller and had a lot of “fresh suggestions” on how to move away from what is usually shown in Malayalam cinema with respect to woman cops. “She wanted us to show the other side of a top woman cop who also handles her household chores and is scolded by her husband at her home,” explains the Happy Journey scribe.
Incidentally, the psychological thriller’s initial plot only had two central male characters, set to be played by Kunchacko Boban and Jayasurya. “But it had an element missing and Rajesh and I thought there was space for a female character,” says Arunlal, adding that work has been on fast track since Manju came on board.
The writer, though, clarifies that it will not be a female-centric movie but one in which all the three characters will have equal prominence. The movie will begin filming from next month with Shan Rahman handling the music department and Bollywood cinematographer Santhosh Thundiyil cranking the camera.