Monster, a Malayalam thriller starring Mohanlal and directed by Vysakh is set to hit theaters on May 18. The movie has been written by Udaykrishna—known for writing such films as Pulimurugan, Madhura Raja, Night Drive and many more.
The filming of the movie started in November 2021 and lasted for 55 days, ending in January 2022. The majority of the portion was shot in Kochi, Kerala. The film is currently under post-production.
MONSTER STAR CAST & CREW
This film, which was produced by Antony Perumbavoor and released under the banner of Aashirvaad Cinemas, stars Mohanlal as a Sikh investigator named Lucky Singh. He is playing a Punjabi character for the first time in his career.
The Malayalam thriller has an impressive cast and crew. Film director and producer Satheesh Kurup is the cinematographer, and editor Shameer Mohammad is the editor. Popular music composer Deepak Dev is helping to compose the music.
Unveiling the Title and First Look of my new movie 'Monster' directed by Vysakh, scripted by Udaykrishna and produced by Antony Perumbavoor under the banner of Aashirvad Cinemas.
— Mohanlal (@Mohanlal) November 10, 2021
The movie starts rolling today!#Monster #FirstLook @antonypbvr @aashirvadcine pic.twitter.com/MHCb9N7S6o
The megastar has many projects in the pipeline for 2022-23, including Alone (a sequel to Olavum Theeravum ), Barroz: Guardian of D’Gama Treasure (a spinoff from Ram ), and Ram: Part 1 (an installment in the franchise). He released his Sikh Look character poster with the commencement of filming for his new film back in November 2021.
Actress Lakshmi Manchu is playing the female lead in her Malayalam debut film, Monster. In preparation for the role, she took training in martial art form “Kalaripayattu”.
The film also stars actress Honey Rose as Bhamini, Sudev Nair and Jess Sweejan as the main characters. Johny Antony, Kottayam Ramesh, Jose Joel and Sadhika Venugopal play important roles as well.
MONSTER RELEASE DATE
The makers of the film have not announced a release date for it yet. Earlier, it was reported that the film would be released on September 30, but this rumor turned out to be false. Now, the latest media reports and some movie critics have stated October 21, 2022 as the cinema release date for the film.
Popular movie critic Sreedhar Pillai shared the release date for the film on Twitter. As per his post, the film is confirmed to have a release around Diwali this year. Now, we'll have to wait and see if the confirmation from the makers is forthcoming.
The film is facing difficulty in Gulf countries.
#Monster the @Mohanlal thriller banned in gulf countries (GCC) due to #LGBTQ content and scenes. Producers will have to apply for re-censor in gulf resulting in a delayed release there. pic.twitter.com/zXeSxGyqyV
— Sreedhar Pillai (@sri50) October 18, 2022
MONSTER Official Trailer | Mohanlal | Vysakh | Uday Krishna | Antony Perumbavoor | Aashirvad Cinemas