The first look poster of the new film ‘Kaathal’, which stars Malayali audience’s favorite star Mammooka and Tamil’s favorite heroine Jyothika, is out. Kaathal is directed by Jio Baby who is famous for his film ‘The Great Indian Kitchen’ starring Suraj Venjaramood and Nimisha Sajayan. Mammooka himself shared the poster of the film with his fans through social media. The biggest feature of this film is the return of Jyothika to Malayalam after many years.
The Film is Produced by Mammootty’s company after Mammootty’s last release Rorschach, the film is distributed by Dulquer Salmaan’s Wayfarer Films. After the direction of the films The Great Indian Kitchen, Freedom Fight and Sreedhanya Catering Service, Kathal is directed by Jio Baby. Lalu Alex, Muthumani, Chinnu Chandini, Anagha Aku, Sudhi Kozhikode, Josie Sijo are playing the other roles in the movie. screenplay written by Paulson Skaria and Adarsh Sukumaran.
The shooting of the film started on October 20 in Kochi. Salu K Thomas, who has handled the camera in director Jio Baby’s previous films, is handling the cinematography of Kathal. Kaathal is the third film of Mammootty Production Company. Earlier, Mammootty Production Company produced the films Rorschach and Nanpakal Nerethu Mayakkam. Jyothika made her debut in Malayalam cinema in 2007 with the Malayalam film Rakilipaatt. Later, in 2009, she acted in the movie Seetha Kalyanam. After a long gap of 13 years, Jyothika is returning to Malayalam cinema with the film Kaathal. The film is getting a lot of audience acceptance by releasing the poster of the film.