“Mohanlal is one of the most respected actors in the country and to make my Malayalam debut, playing the lead opposite him is just incredible. It is going to be one of the biggest films of my career,” says an ecstatic Sanjjanaa.
 
The writers Bobby and Sanjay, from whom ‘Casanova’ comes, after one of the biggest hits of 2011, ‘Traffic’, remain composed even after the hype that has reached astronomic proportions.

“We do not want to be branded into any particular genre. We write what we like to see in films, something not touched before, something fresh. ‘Casanova’ is our dream of a rich visual treat with fights and special effects, swanky cars and all that,” the writer duo states.
 
Mohanlal had a 100% year in 2011 as all of his five releases went on to become super hits in the box-office, the latest being Priyadarshan’s ‘Arabiyum Ottakavum P Madhavan Nairum’. But the successful run is not limited to the actor alone; the entire industry is on a roll, with 2011 being dubbed as the most successful year for the industry since 2000.  With a budget of 15 crore and a host of beautiful ladies seen romancing a superstar, it is only natural for ‘Casanova’ to be compared with a major Bollywood or Kollywood release. But Mohanlal prefers to see it in a whole other perspective:

“The audience should desist from making comparisons and understand that our industry has certain limitations; but we work around these limitations with good stories, songs and action sequences. As actors, we are putting in our best and I speak for all the technicians associated with the film,” said the actor.
 
 

The multiple delays in releasing the film, due to numerous unforeseen reasons, have actually done wonders by creating a hype that surpasses that of any other film in recent memory. All three names – four to be precise, considering that the script is being written by two – posses an enviable record of scoring hits with different subjects treated innovatively. And the high success rate that the director Rosshan Andrews, superstar Mohanlal and scriptwriters Bobby-Sanjay command in their careers is sure to boost up expectations for the movie.
 
The film also stars veteran actors Jagathy Sreekumar and Shankar, along with Mohanlal and the horde of beautiful ladies. Camera is by Gim Ganesh, music by Gopi Sundar, Gauri and Alphonse Joseph, art direction by Sunil and costumes by Sai. The movie is being produced by Dr. C J Roy of Confident Group and would be distributed by Ashirwad through Max Lab.


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