The upcoming movie ‘Thankamani’ starring Dileep, has completed its shooting. The film, which is based on the Thankamani incident that rocked Kerala in the mid-1980s, is being directed by Ratheesh Raghunandan, who previously directed ‘Udal’.
The leading female actors of the film are Neetha Pillai and Pranitha Subhash. Other cast members include Ajmal Ameer, Sudev Nair, Siddique, Manoj K Jayan, Kottayam Ramesh, Major Ravi, Santhosh Keezhattur, Azeez Nedumangad, Thomman Mankuva, Jibin G, Arun Sankaran, Malavika Menon, Ramya Panicker, Muktha, Sivakami, Mohan , Sminu, John Vijay and Sampath Ram. Over 50 other character actors and around 300 minor artists also appear in the film.
The film was shot in Erattupetta, Poonjar, Kanjirappally, Koottikkal, Kuttikanam, Peerumedu, Kattappana and CMS College, Kottayam. Art director Manu Jagat created a huge set in two and a half acres near Kattappana for the film. Battle scenes were directed by top artists like Rajasekhar, Stun Siva, Supreme Sundar and Mafia Sasi.
Others involved in the project include cinematographer Manoj Pillai, editor Shyam Sasidharan, lyricist BT Anil Kumar, musician William Francis, executive producer Sujith J Nair, project designer Sajith Krishna, production controller Mohan Amritha, sound designer Ganesh Marar , mixer Sreejesh Nair, makeup man Roshan, costume designer Arun Manohar, project lead Sumith BP, lead associate director Manesh Balakrishnan, colorist Liju Prabhakar, VFX Egg White, photography Salu Peyad, design Adfos Ads, distribution Dream Big Films and visual promotions Snakeplant .
Incidentally, ‘Etha Samayamayi’, a 1987 film directed by PG Viswambharan, was also based on the Thakhamani incident. Ratheesh, Shari, Janardhanan, Prathapa Chandran, MG Soman and Kundara Johny were the lead actors in that film, which was produced by Achankunju under the banner of Royal Films.
The film is produced by RB Chowdhury under the banner of Super Good Films and Rafi Mathira under Ifar Media.
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