Hitmaker teams with superstar

BY KK MOIDU

Eminent director Lal Jose isin the UAE for the discussionsof his upcoming filmCousins, which is based onthe script of Dr Iqbal Kuttippuram.
Dubai basedhomeopathic practitionerDr Iqbal and Lal Jose havemade superhit Arabikkathain the recent past.
The audience expectationsare all time high in thereunion of sought-after directorLal Jose and popularscenarist Iqbal Kuttippuramafter almost a year with protagonistsMohanlal andPrithviraj in the male leads.
Lal Jose features superstar Mohanlal for the firsttime, and youngsters’ heartthrobPrithviraj is joiningwith Mohanlal for the firsttime in Cousins.
Jose, whois always very careful not tobe stereotyped, tells afarmer’s story in Cousins.
“The film revolves aroundtwo cousins and their specialattachments,” Jose said.
Mohanlal and Prithvirajplay the two cousins role inthe film.
These two are theonly living members in theirfamily.
All others in the familydied in an accident andthese cousins keep a speciallove in their relations.
A newcomer will composemusic for the film.
Since the two leading actorsof the industry play prominentroles, the film will featuretwo heroines, and oneof them will be a new face.
Lal Jose made his directorialdebut with superstarMammootty in Oru MaravathoorKanavu a decadeago.
Lal Jose is a master incrafting superhit films andhe knows what clicks withthe audience.
His MeesaMadhavan and Classmatescatapulted young actorsDileep and Prithviraj tosuper stardom.
These filmshave the highest collectionrecords in the history ofMalayalam cinema and theracy narration made him afront-line director of the industry.
However, Lal Jose’s previousfilm Mulla didn’t dowell at the box office.
Josesaid the film was doing goodbusiness for the first weekand one of the TV channels’wrong assessment affectedthe collections.
He added,“The media sometimeskeeps silent on bad films oftheir favourites.
”Lal Jose is presentlybusy with his maiden Tamildirectorial venture MazhaiVara Pokuthu featuringDaniel Balaji in the lead.
After completing the Tamilfilm, Jose will start thework of his new filmCousins.