It’s a piece of news that has got all Rajeev Ravi fans excited. The ace filmmaker has assembled some of the biggest names in Malayalam cinema for Thuramukham, his next after Kammattipadam (2016). 

Nivin Pauly, Indrajith, Biju Menon, Nimisha Sajayan, Poornima Indrajith, Arjun Ashokan, and Manikandan R Achari are the principal cast members. Nivin is also playing the lead in the upcoming Moothon, directed by Rajeev’s wife, Geethu Mohandas.

Thuramukham marks Manikandan’s second collaboration with Rajeev after his debut in Kammattipadam, in the role of Balettan. 

Like Kammattipadam, Thuramukham will be alse tell a story spanning different time periods. As the title suggests, the film will be set against the backdrop of Kochi harbour, and is based on real-life characters. Gopan Chidambaram, who wrote Amal Neerad’s Iyobinte Pusthakam (2014), has penned the script. 

Sukumar Thekkepat, who executive produced the Nimisha Sajayan-starrer Eeda and the Tovino Thomas-starrer Maradona, is producing this film under the banner of Thekkepat Films along with Mini Studio. The shoot, expected to take place in Kochi and Kozhikode, will be commencing soon with a plan to wrap up everything before June in time for an Onam release.