Calling it the most important day of her career, Malavika wrote on X: "To join hands with these two icons of Malayalam cinema, Sathyan Anthikad sir & Mohanlal sir, is nothing short of a dream come true."
Published Feb 25, 2025 | 11:56 PM ⚊ Updated Feb 25, 2025 | 11:56 PM
Malavika Mohanan on the sets of 'Hridayapoorvam'. (X)
Mohanlal and Sathyan Anthikad are coming together after 12 years for Hridayapoorvam. Recently the team also started shooting on 10 February.
And now, Malavika Mohanan has also joined the team recently. The film is expected to be a family entertainer.
Calling it the most important day of her career, Malavika wrote on X: “To join hands with these two icons of Malayalam cinema, Sathyan Anthikad sir & Mohanlal sir, is nothing short of a dream come true. Having grown up watching both of their films, most of them cult classics of the Malayalam film industry, so much of my world view about cinema and the craft of it has been both knowingly & unknowingly been shaped by them.”
“As I embark on the beautiful journey of ‘Hridayapoorvam’, a beautiful, feel good, slice-of-life story of two strangers meeting at a unique & interesting intersection of their lives(a genre that I’ve always craved to do as well), I cannot wait to see how this journey unfolds, all the wonderful things it’s going to teach me and most importantly all the memories I’m going to make,” she further wrote.
The script for Hridayapoorvam has been written by debutant Sonu TP. The cinematography is handled by Anu Moothedath. The music and background score will be composed by Justin Prabhakaran.
The actor-director combination has been phenomenal in making successful films like Gandhi Nagar Second Street (1986), Sanmanasullavarku Samadhanam (1986), Varavelpu (1989), Nadodikattu (1987), and Pattanapravesham (1988). But there was a long gap after their 1994 movie Pingami.
The duo united again after 12 years in 2006 for Rasathanthram, a super hit film. Later, Mohanlal and Sathyan Anthikad delivered many successful ventures — Snehaveedu (2011), Innathe Chithavishayam ( 2008), and Ennum Eppozhum (2015).
Sathyan Anthikad is known as a master in telling family stories, and most of his projects are feel-good films. In a career spanning five decades, he directed over 50 flicks.
Before becoming a filmmaker, Sathyan Anthikad was an assistant director, lyricist, and scriptwriter. He penned lyrics for at least 12 films. He also made successful movies with actor-director Sreenivasan. They are still celebrated today.
His previous release was Makal (2022), headlined by Jayaram and Meera Jasmine.
Meanwhile, Mohanlal was last seen in his directorial debut Barroz. He has a slew of films like L2: Empuraan, Rambaan, and Vrushabha.
