Velipadinte Pusthakam

Velipadinte Pusthakam (2017)

വെളിപാടിന്റെ പുസ്തകം

Michael Idikkula, a professor in a college, tries to develop a healthy relationship between the students and teachers and raise money for building hostels by making a film in honour of Vishwan.

Date of release
2017-08-31
TMDB
4.2 / 10 (11)
Runtime
2h 37m
Genres
Comedy, Drama
Director
Lal Jose

Casting

Interesting facts

Velipadinte Pusthakam is a 2017 Indian Malayalam-language action comedy film directed by Lal Jose and written by Benny P. Nayarambalam. The film was produced by Antony Perumbavoor through Aashirvad Cinemas; it stars Mohanlal with Anoop Menon, Anna Rajan, Priyanka Nair, Siddique, Salim Kumar, Sanjeev M Pillai and Chemban Vinod Jose in supporting roles. Shaan Rahman composed the film's soundtrack and score.

Production

In an interview with Manorama Online in May 2015, Lal Jose announced he would soon direct a film with Mohanlal. in the lead roles and had already received an advance payment from producer Antony Perumbavoor for Aashirvad Cinemas. In September, however, he said he would precede with a short-scheduled film by December and a Nivin Pauly film in early 2016, and had the "other film in mind".

The project started during a story discussion with screenwriter Benny P. Nayarambalam, when Lal asked him if he could come up with a story that would suit Mohanlal. Benny described a character he had in mind, which Lal found interesting. They then developed a story outline in 10 days.

In February 2016, Lal said Benny "has started the work", and after finishing the writing process the filming would commence in the second half of 2016. The following month, Benny said he would start writing after finishing scripting a Mammootty film scheduled to start in August 2016. Meanwhile, some reports said Mohanlal's role was of a college vice principal in the film.

In April 2017, it was announced that the first schedule of filming would start by mid-May and the second schedule two months later. More details of Mohanlal's character were revealed: he plays a distant professor of a college and will exhibit two different character looks while passing through two phases of life, but "not [in] a long [time] span"—one will have him in a bearded look and the other clean-shaven.

Lal Jose wanted every character in the film to get due importance; not just the lead character. The names of most of the supporting cast were revealed in April 2017. Anna Rajan, who debuted with Angamaly Diaries, was fixed in the role of Mary, a professor. Benny described her character as "a strict college professor who would be seen as a regular, sari-clad faculty member.

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