Malayalam Superstars in new look

Chennai, Feb 4 (IANS): It is the new-look season in Malayalam cinema.

First, it was Mohanlal's cropped hair with rimless specs for Ranjith's forthcoming film "Chandrolsavam" that caught everybody's attention.

Not to be left behind, rival Mammootty got himself a hippie moustache with a "Dil Chahta Hai"-style goatee and new hairstyle in "Taskaraveeran".

But now actor-producer Lal has sprung the real surprise with his depiction of a bald, stooping, 70-year-old man in "Bangalavil Autha" to be directed by newcomer Shanthivilla Dinesh.

Pattanom Rashid, who transformed Dileep into the ugly bucktoothed hunchback in "Kunjikoonan" a couple of years ago, is the makeup in-charge for "Bangalavil Autha" too.