Priyadarshan's next in M-Town to be a sports film

Master filmmaker Priyadarshan seems to be back in his groove after his latest venture '

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' becoming a box office success and his film Sila Samayangalil vying for a nomination at this year's Golden Globes.

Recent reports suggest that the director is planning a sports movie in Malayalam, next.
The director had said that he had first mulled the idea when scriptwriter, late T Damodaran, shared thoughts about making a sport movie. The duo had worked in films such as Advaitham, Megham and Kaalapani.

Priyadarshan says, 'Since he was from Kozhikode, which has produced several great athletes, he was aware of the sports scenario. But that project did not go forward and now I have started speaking to sports personalities to get a broader idea about the story canvas.'
On when the project would go on floors, the director tells us, 'It's a film under consideration. That's all. I will take it up as my next only if the script comes out well.'

The filmmaker has a Bollywood project on the cards as well as an upcoming movie with Prithviraj scheduled to go on floors next year. The latter will have Sreenivasan scripting and will be extensively shot in Sri Lanka.