<p>Actor Mohanlal will soon be seen in the eagerly-awaited Malayalam movie <em>Marakkar</em>, which has created a great deal of buzz among fans for a variety of reasons. The film’s overseas rights have reportedly been sold for a record price of Rs 14 crore. This indicates that the veteran star’s market has grown tremendously over the past few years because of movies such as <em>Pulimurugan </em>and <em>Lucifer</em>.</p>.<p>Interestingly, the overseas rights of actor Mammootty's much-hyped movie <em>Madhura Raja</em> were sold for Rs 4.2 crore despite the fact that it was a spinoff to the popular film<em> Pokkiri Raja</em>. Similarly, the rights of Dileep’s <em>Jack and Daniel</em> were sold for nearly Rs 2.5 crore.</p>.<p>Among the ‘Gen Y’ heroes, Dulquer Salmaan had garnered a fair deal of attention when the overseas rights of <em>Kurup </em>fetched Rs 3.6 crore. The Nivin Pauly-starrer <em>Kayamkulam Kochunni</em> had collected Rs 3.5 crore through the sale of overseas rights. The period drama, however, featured ‘Lalettan’ in a special role.</p>.<p>Coming back to <em>Marakkar</em>, it is a period drama that revolves around the journey of a naval admiral. The film has been shot on an impressive budget and might prove to be a gamechanger for Malayalam cinema. The biggie has been directed by Priyadarshan, who had previously wielded the microphone for critically-acclaimed Mohanlal movies such as <em>Kaalapani </em>and <em>Oppam</em>.</p>.<p>It has a stellar cast that includes Manju Warrier, Kalyani Priyadarshan, Bollywood actor Suniel Shetty, ‘Action King’ Arjun Sarja and Pranav Mohanlal. Some websites had reported that Sandalwood star Sudeep would be a part of the biggie but this has not been confirmed yet.</p>.<p><em>Marakkar </em>was originally supposed to hit the screens last year but that did not happen due to the Covid-19 pandemic. It is expected to release in theatres this March.</p>.<p>Mohanlal, meanwhile, has already turned his attention to his film with actor Shraddha Srinath. He is gearing up for the release of the ‘direct to digital’ movie <em>Drishyam 2</em>, a sequel to the cult hit <em>Drishyam</em></p>
<p>Actor Mohanlal will soon be seen in the eagerly-awaited Malayalam movie <em>Marakkar</em>, which has created a great deal of buzz among fans for a variety of reasons. The film’s overseas rights have reportedly been sold for a record price of Rs 14 crore. This indicates that the veteran star’s market has grown tremendously over the past few years because of movies such as <em>Pulimurugan </em>and <em>Lucifer</em>.</p>.<p>Interestingly, the overseas rights of actor Mammootty's much-hyped movie <em>Madhura Raja</em> were sold for Rs 4.2 crore despite the fact that it was a spinoff to the popular film<em> Pokkiri Raja</em>. Similarly, the rights of Dileep’s <em>Jack and Daniel</em> were sold for nearly Rs 2.5 crore.</p>.<p>Among the ‘Gen Y’ heroes, Dulquer Salmaan had garnered a fair deal of attention when the overseas rights of <em>Kurup </em>fetched Rs 3.6 crore. The Nivin Pauly-starrer <em>Kayamkulam Kochunni</em> had collected Rs 3.5 crore through the sale of overseas rights. The period drama, however, featured ‘Lalettan’ in a special role.</p>.<p>Coming back to <em>Marakkar</em>, it is a period drama that revolves around the journey of a naval admiral. The film has been shot on an impressive budget and might prove to be a gamechanger for Malayalam cinema. The biggie has been directed by Priyadarshan, who had previously wielded the microphone for critically-acclaimed Mohanlal movies such as <em>Kaalapani </em>and <em>Oppam</em>.</p>.<p>It has a stellar cast that includes Manju Warrier, Kalyani Priyadarshan, Bollywood actor Suniel Shetty, ‘Action King’ Arjun Sarja and Pranav Mohanlal. Some websites had reported that Sandalwood star Sudeep would be a part of the biggie but this has not been confirmed yet.</p>.<p><em>Marakkar </em>was originally supposed to hit the screens last year but that did not happen due to the Covid-19 pandemic. It is expected to release in theatres this March.</p>.<p>Mohanlal, meanwhile, has already turned his attention to his film with actor Shraddha Srinath. He is gearing up for the release of the ‘direct to digital’ movie <em>Drishyam 2</em>, a sequel to the cult hit <em>Drishyam</em></p>