Thiruvananthapuram, August 19
Actor Jayaram and his son Kalidas Jayaram are set to reunite after 22 years for the film titled 'Ashakal Aayiram'. The puja ceremony of the film was held on Monday.
Jayaram and Kalidas starred together in the movie 'Ente Veedu Appuvinteyum' in 2003. Kalidas was a child artist in the film and won the National Film Award for Best Child Artist for his performance in the movie.
The film is directed by G Prajith and is jointly written by Araving Rajendran and Jude Anthany Joseph. The movie is produced by
Directed by G Prajith, written by Aravind Rajendran and Jude Anthany Joseph, with editing by Shefeeque V.B. and backing from Gokulam Cinemas. Jude also joins as the film's creative director.
The movie is produced by Gokulam Gopalan under the banner of Sree Gokulam Movies. The puja ceremony was held on August 19. It was attended by the lead cast, director and the crew of the film.
Jayaram's daughter, Malavika Jayaram, also attended the puja ceremony of the movie.
Taking to their Instagram handle, Sreegokulam Movies shared the photos from the ceremony, signifying the start of the shoot of 'Ashakal Aayiram'.
https://www.instagram.com/p/DNf8fn2zeDH/
The fans have been eagerly awaiting the reunion of Jayaram and his son Kalidas, who starred in their superhit movie 'Ente Veedu Appuvinteyum' in 2003. It was directed by Sibi Malayil and was produced by Prem Prakash.
Apart from the father-son duo, the movie starred Jyothirmayi in the lead roles along with Kalashala Babu, Nedumudi Venu, Siddique, Salim Kumar, Vishnu Unnikrishnan, Shammi Thilakan, Sanusha, and K. P. A. C. Lalitha in supporting roles.
The makers have not revealed the release date of the film 'Ashakal Aayiram' yet.
— ANI
Reader Comments
Great to see Jayaram sir working with his son again. Kalidas has grown into such a fine actor. Hope this movie brings back the same emotional depth as their previous collaboration. The team looks promising with Jude Anthany Joseph's involvement.
As someone who grew up watching Malayalam films, this reunion feels so special. Jayaram has been part of our childhood and now watching him with his grown-up son is heartwarming. Hope the script does justice to this emotional reunion.
While I'm excited about this project, I hope they don't just rely on the nostalgia factor. The Malayalam film industry has evolved so much in 22 years - hoping for a fresh storyline that does justice to both actors' talents.
Jayaram sir's family is so talented! Malavika attending the puja too shows what a close-knit family they are. Wishing the entire team all the best. Hope we get to see some behind-the-scenes moments on Instagram! ðŸ™
Interesting to see how the dynamics have changed - from father guiding son in their first film to now both being established actors collaborating as equals. This could be a beautiful study of their real-life relationship evolving on screen.
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