Jul 01, 2025 09:57 AM IST
Dheeran director Devadath Shaji, who co-wrote Mammootty’s Bheeshma Parvam, talks about the potential of the movie’s prequel in a dialog with OTTplay
Director and screenwriter Devadath Shaji rose to fame with penning the screenplay for Mammootty’s Bheeshma Parvam, the megastar’s first superhit publish pandemic. Moreover, he served as an assistant director on the critically-acclaimed Malayalam movie, Kumbalangi Nights. The younger filmmaker is now making his directorial debut with Dheeran, which can hit the massive display on July 4. In an unique interview with OTTplay, the director mentioned the potential for a prequel to the Amal Neerad movie.
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‘Bheeshma Parvam has a risk for a prelude’
Devadath disclosed that he had thought of a prelude to the motion drama that might be launched in 2022. “Characters like Paily and Anjootti had been simply talked about in Bheeshma Parvam. The plot in my head can be a prequel detailing these people if there have been any risk of making a second installment,” he said. Moreover, the filmmaker said that there are at the moment no plans for a sequel. “It’s an Amal Neerad movie and options all of his signature fashion. I’ve been lucky to have had the possibility to work with him. Due to this fact, he have to be the one to carry up the topic of those characters’ revival or the making of a second installment,” he continued.
‘Love working with humour’
Devadath additionally talked about how he wished to direct a comedy drama for his debut as a result of he loves humour. In accordance with him, Dheeran is a full-fledged hilarious experience that’s centered on an unconventional hero who lives in a small Malayattoor village. The director can also be curious concerning the opinions of viewers after the movie’s theatrical debut. “What is going to or will not work with the viewers can’t be predicted. I discover the fantastic thing about cinema to be its unpredictable nature,” he continued.
Devadath continued by saying that along with the younger actors in Dheeran, he was additionally excited concerning the likelihood to collaborate with a few of Malayalam’s senior actors. Manoj Ok Jayan, Ashokan, Sudheesh, Jagadish, Vineeth, Siddharth Bharathan, Rajesh Madhavan, and Abhiram Radhakrishnan all play necessary elements in Dheeran.
