Mohanlal sir is simply the best to work with: B Unnikrishnan

Director

B Unnikrishnan

, who made his directorial debut with Mohanlal’s Madambi and has collaborated with the superstar for films such as Fraud, Grandmaster and Villain, is currently working with him for

Aaraattu

.

Mohanlal wrapped up almost all his portions for the big budget movie on Thursday and the filmmaker shared a post lauding his work ethics. “Lal sir finished his portrayal of

Neyyattinkara Gopan

today; all that’s left now is just one day’s work which he will finish in March second week. Everyone who has worked with him knows he’s simply the best to work with. The way he made things a lot easier for everyone in the unit during this hectic shoot, made more difficult by the pandemic, was just amazing!! A Big Thank You, Sir,” he shared, on his social media page.

The movie, which is scripted by Udaykrishna, has Shraddha Srinath playing the female lead and will be seen essaying the role of an IAS officer. The movie, which his set for an August 2021 release, is made on a budget of Rs 15 Cr and has shot for almost 75 days. It is one of the biggest projects in Malayalam to go on floors after the lockdown.

The film has Mohanlal playing a character named Neyyattinkara Gopan, who travels from Thiruvananthapuram to Palakkad. The mass entertainer also has Siddique, Rachana Narayanankutty, Nedumudi Venu, Vijayaraghavan, Dhruvan, Swasika and Sai Kumar in pivotal roles.

Aaraattu will have several action-packed sequences that were all shot following strict Covid-19 protocols.