Midhun Manuel Thomas is collaborating with Disney+ Hotstar for his web series debut, Anali. Leona Lishoy and Nikhila Vimal play the lead roles in the show, which went on floors on Friday. It is produced by Asiaville Studios.

As per our sources within the industry, Anali is based on the Koodathayi cyanide killings, which sent shockwaves across Kerala. In the case, which became public in 2109, Jolly Joseph, a mother of two, was accused of killing six of her family members over a span of 14 years. The victims include her in-laws, her husband and her second husband's two-year-old daughter.

Anali is scripted jointly by Midhun and John Manthrickal. The duo had earlier collaborated on Ann Maria Kalippilaanu (2016), Alamara (2017), and Argentina Fans Kaattoorkadavu (2019). The upcoming series reportedly has Leona playing the lead character, based on Jolly Joseph. More details regarding the cast and crew are awaited.

Recently, national-award-winning filmmaker Christo Tomy had made Curry & Cyanide: The Jolly Joseph Case, a true crime documentary, based on the same incidents, for Netflix. It is also worth mentioning that Sasikumar, the chairman and editor-in-chief of Asiaville, had also made a podcast in 2020 detailing the Koodathayi killings. Titled Death, Lies & Cyanide, the 10-episode podcast is available on Spotify.