Megastar Mammootty's next film was officially launched on July 10 and the pictures from the launch event were going viral all over social media. Mammootty will be joining hands with blockbuster director B. Unnikrishnan for this new film which had been tentatively titled Megastar418. Touted to be an action thriller, this film will be bankrolled by RD Illuminations and has story penned by Udaya Krishna, marking his second association with director B Unnikrishnan after Mohanlal's Aaraattu.
Today (August 17), the makers of the film revealed the film's official title to be 'Christopher'. Mammukka Mammootty himself took to his official Twitter handle to announce his 418th film's title. Sharing an image of the title poster, he wrote, "Presenting The Title Poster of #Christopher , Written by #Udayakrishna , Directed by @unnikrishnanb & Produced by #RDIlluminations @FilmChristopher #ChristopherMovie ". Check it out:
Presenting The Title Poster of #Christopher , Written by #Udayakrishna , Directed by @unnikrishnanb & Produced by #RDIlluminations@FilmChristopher #ChristopherMovie pic.twitter.com/YtlNQvgFE0
— Mammootty (@mammukka) August 17, 2022
It is safe to assume that Mammooty will be playing the eponymous role in the film in which he will be seen playing the role of that of a police officer. Shooting for the film had already commenced a month back. Details regarding the film and its characters have been kept under wraps. But we do know that Shine Tom Chacko, Dileesh Pothan, and Jinu Joseph will be playing supporting roles, while Vinay Rai who has played the antagonist film like Doctor and Etharkkum Thunindhavan, has been roped in to play a negative role once again. Amala Paul, Sneha, and Aishwarya Lekshmi have been casted as the female leads of the upcoming film.
Mammootty's next release will be Nanpakal Nerathu Mayakkam which is directed by acclaimed filmmaker Lijo Jose Pellissery. The film will feature Ramya Pandian as the female lead and has Ashokan, Chethan Jayalal, Kainakary Thankaraj, and others in important roles. Details regarding the release plans of the movie are yet to be known. Mammootty is also awaiting the release of Rorschach which is a psychological thriller directed by Nisam Basheer and written by Sameer Abdul. Sharafudheen, Jagadish Kumar, Sanju Sivram, Kottayam Nazeer, Bindu Panicker play crucial roles in this film that has cinematography handled by Nimish Ravi.