Mammootty and Kavya team up for 'Nasrani

Jun 10, 2007 IANS

Thiruvananthapuram, June 10 (IANS) Veteran Malayalam superstar Mammootty, who has been teaming up with young Malayalam heroines of late, has been cast alongside Kavya Madhavan in the film "Nasrani".

Mammootty first acted with Kavya a long time ago when she was a child artiste. Although she has been part of the supporting cast of films starring Mammootty, this is the first time the two are the leading pair in a film.

Mammootty is past 50 while Kavya is in her mid-20s. Of late, Mammootty has been acting with very young heroines.

Meera Jasmine stars with him in "Orae Kadal", for which shooting has just ended. He was paired with Gopika in his last release "Mayavi".

Whenever asked about the age gap between him and his heroines, Mammootty, unfazed, poses the question: "Isn't your wife younger to you?"

Fans have huge expectations from "Nasrani" because accomplished director Joshy is directing the film. Nasrani is a colloquial term for a rich Syrian Christian and Mammootty plays the role of a Syrian Christian estate owner.

It was Joshi who gave Mammootty's career a huge boost in the 80s with the film 'Sanghom' in which the actor essayed the role of a rich Syrian Christian. Since then whenever Mammootty has played similar roles, the film has been a huge hit.

The script for the latest film has been written by Renjith, who himself is a talented director and a close friend of Mammootty.

"This is certainly going to be an interesting film because it is incident-based and right from the start one incident leads to another," said Renjith.

The cast of "Nasrani" also includes Lalu Alex, Kalabhavan Mani, Biju Menon, Vijayaraghavan, Captain Raju and K.P.A.C. Lalitha.

The film is slated for release in August during the Onam festival and is expected to give Mohanlal's forthcoming film "Alibhai" a tough competition.