{"id":31816,"date":"2026-07-12T03:03:22","date_gmt":"2026-07-12T03:03:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/saharanews.in\/?p=31816"},"modified":"2026-07-12T03:03:22","modified_gmt":"2026-07-12T03:03:22","slug":"mohanlal-krishand-film-in-the-works-maniyanpilla-raju-says-the-film-will-be-a-commercial-entertainer-like-chotta-mumbai-malayalam-movie-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/saharanews.in\/?p=31816","title":{"rendered":"Mohanlal-Krishand film in the works; Maniyanpilla Raju says &#8216;The film will be a commercial entertainer like &#8216;Chotta Mumbai&#8217; | Malayalam Movie News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-132340109,imgsize-79014,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4\/mohanlal-krishand-film-in-the-works-maniyanpilla-raju-says-the-film-will-be-a-commercial-entertainer-like-chotta-mumbai-fb.jpg\" alt=\"Mohanlal-Krishand film in the works; Maniyanpilla Raju says 'The film will be a commercial entertainer like 'Chotta Mumbai'\" title=\"Mohanlal-Krishand film in the works; Maniyanpilla Raju says 'The film will be a commercial entertainer like 'Chotta Mumbai'\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Ta7d_ img_cptn\"><span title=\"Mohanlal-Krishand film in the works; Maniyanpilla Raju says 'The film will be a commercial entertainer like 'Chotta Mumbai'\">Mohanlal-Krishand film in the works; Maniyanpilla Raju says &#8216;The film will be a commercial entertainer like &#8216;Chotta Mumbai&#8217;<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>After delivering the superhit film &#8216;Drishyam 3&#8217;, it seems that a new collaboration between Malayalam superstar Mohanlal and filmmaker Krishand, known for &#8216;Masthishka Maranam&#8217;, is under works.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"2\"\/><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"4\"\/>The project, which has been the subject of speculation for some time, has now received confirmation from actor-producer <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/maniyanpilla-raju\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\">Maniyanpilla Raju<\/a>.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"8\"\/><\/p>\n<p><h2>Film aims to be in the vein of &#8216;<keyword id=\"37516772\" type=\"Denny\" weightage=\"20\" keywordseo=\"Chotta-Mumbai\" source=\"keywords\">Chotta Mumbai<\/keyword>&#8216;<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p>Speaking to Mathrubhumi, Maniyanpilla Raju shared details about the progress of the project and the importance of having a solid screenplay for a superstar-led entertainer.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"11\"\/>He said, \u201cWith an actor of his stature, the screenplay has to be exceptionally strong. We are planning the film as a full-fledged commercial entertainer in the spirit of Chotta Mumbai. <!-- -->Niyog is writing the script, though he is currently occupied with &#8216;Tiki Taka&#8217;. The screenplay process has already begun, the first draft is ready, and it is now being revised.\u201d<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"16\"\/><\/p>\n<p><h2>Krishand earlier shared details about the story<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"18\"\/>Before Maniyanpilla Raju&#8217;s confirmation, Krishand had also spoken about the proposed film during an interview with The New Indian Express. At the time, the director revealed that the story is being designed as a realistic detective comedy.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"22\"\/>According to Krishand, Mohanlal will headline the film, with another important character accompanying him throughout the narrative. The fans are eagerly waiting for an official update.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"24\"\/><\/p>\n<p><h2>Mohanlal busy with multiple projects<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Mohanlal was last seen in &#8216;Drishyam 3&#8217;, directed by Jeethu Joseph. The veteran actor is also working on &#8216;Athimanoharam&#8217;, directed by Tharun Moorthy. Interestingly, Mohanlal&#8217;s daughter Vismaya Mohanlal is marking her film acting debut with Jude Anthany Joseph&#8217;s &#8216;Thudakkam&#8217; and recently the makers shared a song from the movie which was titled &#8216;Thaliromale&#8217;.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"27\"\/>On the other hand, Mohanlal will be reportedly seen in a cameo role in the upcoming Prithviraj Sukumaran and Vysakh film &#8216;Khalifa&#8217;.<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/entertainment\/malayalam\/movies\/news\/mohanlal-krishand-film-in-the-works-maniyanpilla-raju-says-the-film-will-be-a-commercial-entertainer-like-chotta-mumbai\/articleshow\/132340096.cms\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mohanlal-Krishand film in the works; Maniyanpilla Raju says &#8216;The film will be a commercial entertainer like &#8216;Chotta Mumbai&#8217; After delivering the superhit film &#8216;Drishyam 3&#8217;, it seems that a new collaboration between Malayalam superstar Mohanlal and filmmaker Krishand, known for &#8216;Masthishka Maranam&#8217;, is under works.The project, which has been the subject of speculation for some&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":31817,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-31816","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-entertainment"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/saharanews.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31816","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/saharanews.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/saharanews.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/saharanews.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/saharanews.in\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=31816"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/saharanews.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31816\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/saharanews.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/31817"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/saharanews.in\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=31816"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/saharanews.in\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=31816"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/saharanews.in\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=31816"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}