Veteran filmmaker Ranjith's new film has been titled Law and Order. Udaykrishna is scripting the film, marking his first collaboration with the director.
Billed as a mass entertainer, it is headlined by ad filmmaker-turned-actor Prakash Varma, best known for his villain role in Thudarum. Abhirami also plays a key role in the film. Mammootty will also make a cameo appearance as Karikkamuri Shanmughan, his popular character from the 2004 film Black, also directed by Ranjith.
Law and Order is produced by Premachandran AG and Mahasubair under the banner of Satyam Cinemas and Mahasubair Moviekshetra. It has cinematography by Prashanth Raveendran, songs composed by Joe Daniel, background score by Bijibal, and editing by Manoj Kannoth.
The film also features Rithudev Ayyappan, Shanood Ibrahim, Don Michael, Sajal Sudarshan, Nijad Babu Thomas, Shersha Sherif, Rinosh George, Amal Jose Antony, Bobby Kurian, VK Prakash, Suresh Krishna, Joy Mathew, Devan, Anand Manmadhan, Johny Antony, Bheeman Raghu, Nandu, Jais Jose, Azees Jamal, Gayathri Ashok, Ajai Vasudev, Shanker Ramakrishnan, Nandan Unni, Akshay Radhakrishnan, Mohan Jose, Madhuri, Sabumon, Gundukad Sabu, Murugan, Sandhya Rajendran, Vaishnavi, Ramadevi, and Ambika Nair.
Notably, it was during the filming of Law and Order that Ranjith was arrested for sexual harrasing a female actor on the sets. The actor alleged that the incident took place on January 28 at a shooting location in Fort Kochi, where the director allegedly entered her caravan without permission, held her and attempted to kiss her. The actor stated that he withdrew when she resisted. Following her confidential statement, the police acted swiftly and arrested Ranjith on March 31. After spending around 10 days in jail, the filmmaker was released on bail under stringent conditions. A Special Investigation Team led by the Kochi City Police Commissioner has been tasked with probing the case.