To capitalise on Kerala's love and craze for Malayalam megastar Mohanlal, comes a movie that is dedicated to and named after him. Mohanlal, the latest Vishu release, is directed by Sajid Yahiya, who previously made his directorial debut with the comedy, IDI - Inspector Dawood Ibrahim, starring Jayasurya. Yahiya had also acted in movies like Theevram, Amen, Bangalore Days and Double Barrel.
Manju Warrier plays the lead in the movie - a hardcore Mohanlal fan who is named Meenukutty (after actress Rekha's character's name in Mohanlal's Aey Auto). The movie is about how her fan-love for Mohanlal plays problems in her domestic life. Indrajith Sukumaran plays the main lead, while the movie also stars Aju Varghese, Salim Kumar, Soubin Shahir, K. P. A. C. Lalitha, Siddique and Hareesh Perumanna. The song from the movie, La La Laletaa, had become a huge viral hit.
On Twitter, fans are posting good things to say about the movie, which is said to be a treat for all who have admired Mohanlal as an actor. Check out some of the reactions below.
A One time Watch?
#MohanlalMovie, the story of a women for whom #Mohanlal is everything, will be an exciting watch for fans of all actors out there & not just #lalettan fans, others may find it bit OTT/far stretched, but the film has enough in it for a one time watch
— Breaking Movies (@BreakingViews4u) April 14, 2018
This one calls it a decent family entertainer
As The Name Suggests This A Treat For Mohanlal Fans And A Decent Family Entertainer For Others @Indrajith_S & @themanjuwarrier Did Their Part Well
Length Could Have Been Trimmed
It Makes U Laugh & Cry
Don’t Miss Is If U Are A @mohanlal Fan pic.twitter.com/6ukl5wnXlw
— Forum Reelz (@Forumreelz) April 14, 2018
The context is that the movie is made with Mohanlal fans in mind
#മോഹൻലാൽ എന്ന പേരിൽ തന്നെ പടം എന്താണെന്നുള്ളത് മനസിലാകും..ഫാൻസിനെ ഉദ്ദേശിച്ചു നിർമിച്ചു ആ പേരിനോട് നീതി പുലർത്തിയ ഒരു തിയേറ്റർ എന്റെർറ്റൈനെർ ആണ് #മോഹൻലാൽ എന്നാണ് ഇതുവരെയുള്ള തീയറ്റർ റിപോർട്ടുകൾ..#MohanlalMovie #Mohanlal pic.twitter.com/tfdonf1T7h
— കറിവേപ്പില (@nishthvanth) April 14, 2018
"Treat for Mohanlal fans"
Superb first half report
Treat for Mohanlal fans
— Jingle (@jingzzzzzzz) April 14, 2018
Interestingly, the movie will clash with Kammara Sambhavam, which stars actor Dileep in the lead. So it looks like the case of clash between the exes at the box office. Manju Warrier will also be seen as the female lead in actor Mohanlal's much anticipated Odiyan, directed by Sreekumar Menon. In fact, she is considered as one of Lalettan's most recommended heroiens in his movies.
So have you seen Mohanlal? Share your thoughts below.
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