Mammootty to star in Ranjith Shankar's next

Looks like filmmaker Ranjith Shankar is on a dream run. After reaping success with his Jayasurya-starrer, Punyalan Agarbattis, the director has now roped in megastar Mammootty for his next project. Ranjith is excited about working with the superstar for the first time.
“I would say that this will be a film that would make the most of the calibre of a performer like Mammootty.That would be its speciality, and I assure it will be remembered for the same,” says the director whose Passenger is said to have kickstarted the new wave of movie-making in Mollywood. Ranjith also adds that like his previous films, the latest one would also be a mass entertainer. “We have not decided on the leading lady and the title yet. The locations are Palakkad and Thrissur, and we hope to start the shooting soon,” he says.
Ranjith has also retained a few of his hitmaker companions in this film, for instance, music composer Bijibal and cinematographer Sujith Vasudev.Meanwhile, Mammootty is currently shooting for Aashiq Abu’s Gangster, in which he dons a salt and pepper look.