NivinPauly will play the role of NN.Pillai,the man who enacted immortal Anjooran in Godfather in his Rajeev Ravi movie

NivinPauly will play the role of NN.Pillai,the man who enacted immortal Anjooran in Godfather in his Rajeev Ravi movie

Reported By 12 Oct 2017

Actor Nivin Pauly has announced an exciting new project on his birthday, a biopic on legendary dramaturge N N Pillai. The film, which will roll out next year is being directed by Rajeev Ravi and produced by E4 Entertainment.

The announcement came late last night through E4 Entertainment’s official Facebook page. This yet-to-be-titled movie is a biopic on NN Pillai, a legendary drama artist and a freedom fighter. The movie will showcase his life as a young soldier alongside Nethaji Subash Chandra Bose in the Indian National Army (INA) and his days as a drama artist.

As per reports, Gopan Chidamabram, who penned Amal Neerad’s period drama Iyobinte Pusthakam, will be scripting this upcoming movie. More details regarding other cast and crew members is expected to be announced in the coming days. The makers are planning to start shoot by early next year.

N N Pillai is well known for his plays like Easwaran Arrestil, Kaapalika, Prethalokam, Gorilla and many others. He is best known for his character Anjooraan in the blockbuster Malayalam hit Godfather. Actor Vijayaraghavan is the son of N N Piilai.