Turbo (2024)

Interesting facts

Turbo is a 2024 Indian Malayalam-language action comedy film directed by Vysakh, written by Midhun Manuel Thomas and produced by Mammootty under Mammootty Kampany. The film stars Mammootty in the title role alongside Raj B. Shetty, Kabir Duhan Singh, Sunil, Shabareesh Varma, Anjana Jayaprakash, Niranjana Anoop, Bindu Panicker, Dileesh Pothan and Johny Antony in supporting roles. In the film, Aruvipurathu Jose, nicknamed Turbo Jose, a short-tempered but kind-hearted jeep driver from Idukki. He often lands in trouble because he can't tolerate injustice or bullying. Jose's life changes when he gets involved in the love problem of his close friend Jerry, a bank manager in Chennai.

Production

The film was officially announced on 24 October 2023, titled Turbo as the fifth production venture under Mammootty's banner Mammootty Kampany. Turbo marks Vysakh's third film with Mammootty after their successful collaboration of Pokkiri Raja (2010) and Madhura Raja (2019). This is the fifth film for Mammootty's home banner, following Rorschach (2022) Nanpakal Nerathu Mayakkam (2022), Kaathal - The Core (2023) and Kannur Squad (2023).

The film will be edited by Shameer Muhammed while cinematography would be done by Vishnu Sarma. The action director would be Phoenix Prabhu. There were reports that Turbo would be a sequel of Mammootty's action comedy film Kottayam Kunjachan (1990) and the film would be titled Adi Pidi Jose. However, Mammootty in an interview with Asianet News said that it is not the title of the film and neither it has any connection with Kottayam Kunjachan.

Anjana Jayaprakash was cast as the female lead in the film who takes on the role of Indulekha. The film would focus around her character. In November 2023, Kannada actor Raj B Shetty was cast to feature an antagonist role in the film marking his debut in Malayalam cinema. Telugu actor Sunil was cast in his Malayalam cinema debut. In May 2024, Kabir Duhan Singh was announced to be part of the cast.

The principal photography commenced in October 2023 on the occasion of Vijayadashami and was planned for a shot of 100 days. Initial filming took place in Coimbatore. Mammootty joined the shoot on November 3, 2023. The shooting was shifted to the scenic locales of Idukki in December 2023. The final schedule happened in Chennai. The filming was wrapped up on 18 February 2024. Turbo was made on a budget of around ₹70 crore.

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