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Pookkaalam trailer promises a jovial family tale 

The film will be out in theatres on April 8

Aswin Devan

The makers of the upcoming Malayalam film Pookkaalam released the trailer on Wednesday. Written and directed by Aanandam-fame Ganesh Raj, the film stars Vijayaraghavan and KPAC Leela as the leads. Vijayaraghavan plays a 100-year-old named Ittoop in the film. The film will be out in theatres on April 8

The trailer opens with an adamant Ittoop ordering his family to gather the following day and showcasing the terrified and confused faces of the family members; the trailer cuts to the family, who are indulging in the discussion of Elsy's (Annu Antony) marriage. Then the trailer intends on the uncertainty of the wedding, dilemmas between the family members and what it looks like Ittoop has a pivotal role to play between. 

Here is the trailer 

Pookkaalam features an ensemble cast, including Vineeth Sreenivasan, Basil Joseph, Johny Antony, Arun Kurian, Roshan Mathew, Abu Salim, Suhasini Mani Ratnam, Sarath Sabha, and Sarasa Balusserry. Honey Rose, Ranjini Haridas, and late actor Kochu Preman will also be seen making cameo appearances.

Produced by Vinod Shornur and Thomas Thiruvalla, the technical team of Pookkaalam consists of Anend C Chandran as the cinematographer, Sachin Warrier as the music director and Midhun Murali as the editor.

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