Malayalam Superstar Mohanlal has confirmed that he is going to do a sequel to his 1987 blockbuster Irupatham Noottandu. The sequel will be directed by Amal Neerad and produced by Antony Perumbavoor under the banner of Ashirvad films.
Irupatham Nootandu was made at a cost of Rs. 16 lakhs and went on to make a whooping profit of Rs. 1.60 crore those days for its producer Aroma Mani. It also paved the way for Mohanlal’s stardom.
The original version, written by S.N. Swamy, was a racy entertainer about Sagar alias Jackie (Mohanlal), a smuggler who runs a clandestine gold smuggling business for State Chief Minister’s son Shekharankutty (Suresh Gopi).
S.N. Swamy has written a new script for the sequel named Sagar Elias Jackie, in which after shooting dead the Chief Minister’s son, Jackie escapes from India and arrives in Dubai where he slowly becomes a don. New international problems crop up for Jackie, who still controls Kerala politics sitting in Dubai.
Mohanlal confirmed that he is starting the film from January 1, 2009. The others in the cast are being worked out. Says Antony Perumbavoor, the producer of the film: ” It will be a very stylish movie, with lots of spectacular action scenes. We are planning to shoot the film in Dubai, and I’m sure Amal Neerad will make it racy and entertaining. The film will be Lal sir’s Vishu 2009 release.”
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