The upcoming Malayalam movie, Hridayapoorvam, starring Mohanlal, had sparked discussions on-line when Malavika Mohanan was forged within the film, with netizens drawing age comparisons between the veteran star and the youthful actress. The movie is helmed by Sathyan Anthikad, who is thought for his lighthearted however significant movies. Now, Sathyan Anthikad has talked about casting Malavika Mohanan within the Mohanlal-starrer.
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Sathyan Anthikad on Mohanlal, Malavika Mohanan in Hridayapoorvam
Hridayapoorvam, the 2025 movie, is directed by standard Malayalam filmmaker Sathyan Anthikad. In a current interview with The Cue Studio, Sathyan Anthikad spilled beans about his upcoming movie Hridayapoorvam, which reunites him with Mohanlal after almost a decade. When Malavika Mohanan was introduced as part of the forged of the Mohanlal-starrer, there have been a number of discussions concerning the over 30-year-age-gap between the actors.
Speaking concerning the feminine forged of Hridayapoorvam, Sathyan Anthikad mentioned that Malavika Mohanan performs one of many ladies leads.
“This isn’t a romantic story. So, it isn’t Mohanlal’s heroine,” he defined, including that actress Sangitha additionally performs a central ladies character. “They’re the main ladies characters,” he added.
Additional speaking concerning the movie’s plot, Sathyan Anthikad mentioned that many of the story unfolds in Pune and Malavika performs a personality who’s born and introduced up there. Despite the fact that the character is a Malayali, she speaks Hindi, Marathi and all.
For the unversed, the opposite lead actress is Sangitha, who’s finest identified for her award-winning efficiency within the Malayalam movie Chinthavishtayaya Shyamala. Famous actor-screenwriter Sreenivasan has helmed this movie.
Hridayapoorvam launch plans
However, Hridayapoorvam is all set to launch in theatres in August, forward of the Onam competition in Kerala. However an actual launch date is but to be introduced by the makers. Other than Mohanlal, Malavika and Sangita, the movie additionally options Sangeeth Prathap in a key position. Sangeeth Prathap had shot to fame after he performed Amal Davis in 2024 hit Malayalam movie Premalu, starring Naslen and Mamitha Baiju. Siddique, Lalu Alex, and Janardhanan additionally seem in different key roles.
Expectations are excessive from Hridayapoorvam because it marks one more collaboration between Mohanlal and Sathyan Anthikad, who’ve delivered a number of hit movies reminiscent of Nadodikkattu which are standard amongst Malayalam cinephiles to today.