Double Barrel (film)

Double Barrel

First look Poster
Directed by Lijo Jose Pellissery
Produced by Prithviraj
Santhosh Sivan
Arya
Shaji Nadesan
Lijo Jose Pellissery
Written by Lijo Jose Pellissery
Starring Prithviraj
Sunny Wayne
Arya
Indrajith
Asif Ali
Swathi Reddy
Isha Sharvani
Pearle Maaney
Music by Prashant Pillai
Cinematography Abhinandan Ramanujan
Production
company
August Cinema
Amen Movie Monastery
Distributed by August Cinema
Popcorn Entertainments & Tricolor Entertainments.
Release dates
  • May 2015[1]
Country India
Language Malayalam

Double Barrel,[2] also known as Iratta Kuzhal, is an upcoming Malayalam comedy thriller film written and directed by Lijo Jose Pellissery.[3][4] The film stars an ensemble cast of Prithviraj Sukumaran, Arya, Indrajith, Sunny Wayne, Swathi Reddy, Asif Ali, Rachana Narayanankutty and Isha Sharvani [5][6] and is jointly produced by Prithviraj, Santhosh Sivan, Arya and Shaji Nadesan under August Cinema and Lijo Jose Pellissery under Amen Movie Monastery.[7] Prashant Pillai composes the music while Abhinandan Ramanujan is the cinematographer.

According to the director, the film is a light-hearted comedy entertainer that sets in the backdrop of Goa. The story is said to be "very much associated with the culture of Goa". Filming began in July 2014 and was carried out at Kochi and Goa.

Cast

Production

In early 2014, it was reported that Lijo Jose Pellissery would be working on a project titled Double Barrel starring brothers Prithviraj and Indrajith Sukumaran along with Fahadh Faasil.[8] The director informed that it would be a "gangster movie with lot of fun in the backdrop of Goa".[9] Prithviraj and Indrajith were reported to play characters named Pancho and Vinci, respectively,[10] and the former sported a "ultra-modern" look for the film, with a goatee and a neck tattoo, while the latter disclosed that the film got a "retro 70s glam to it".[11] In September 2014, Fahadh Faasil walked out of the project due to second role he was only interested a supporting role with Mammootty and Dulquer Salman. he acted with Mammootty in Immanuel and Dulquer Salman in Bangalore Days. he is not interested in doing a second role with Prithviraj Sukumaran so he was subsequently replaced by Arya. Swathi Reddy was signed for one of the lead female roles, collaborating with Pellissery again after Amen, with the actress telling that her character was "definitely out of my comfort zone". Isha Sharvani informed that she was part of the film, and sources reported that Sunny Wayne, Asif Ali and Rachana Narayanankutty had also been signed.[10] Pearle Maaney was cast opposite Asif Ali, and she called her character in the film "a lot of fun". Pellissery also gave director Anil Radhakrishnan Menon a role in the film, who said that he would join the second schedule.

Filming began in late July 2014 in Kochi. According to Pearle Maaney, the second schedule began in Goa by late October.

References

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  2. Double barrel-trailer,Movie Paradiso.
  3. "Double Barrel Goes On Floor". www.filmibeat.com. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
  4. "Indian movies, showitmes, reviews, videos - Indian movie portal.". Nowrunning.com. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
  5. C Pillai, Radhika (24 July 2014). "Double Barrel to have a huge star cast!". The Times Of India. Retrieved 19 January 2015.
  6. "Arya Enters Mollywood". Sify.com. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
  7. "Lijo Pellissery to start `Double Barrel`". Sify. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
  8. "A double barrel for Lijo". Indiaglitz.com. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
  9. "Where the Wild Meets the Wit". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
  10. 10.0 10.1 "Double Barrel to have a huge star cast!". The Times of India. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
  11. Nita Sathyendran. "Game for experiments". The Hindu. Retrieved 1 January 2015.