Shaji Kailas’ action thriller ‘Kaduva’ starring Prithviraj will be released on June 30. The film was earlier slated for an Onam release but was postponed earlier.
Prithviraj arrives as Kottayam Achayanaya Kuruvachan with a mustache. The villain in the film is Vivek Oberoi. Vivek arrives as IPS officer James Elias Manjiledath. Tiger is the second Malayalam movie starring Vivek Oberoi following Lucifer directed by Prithviraj. The villainous character Bobby in Lucifer was very popular among the audience.
Produced by Listin Stephen and Prithviraj Productions, the film is scripted by Jinu V. It is Abraham. There is a huge team lined up in front and behind the movie. Starring Samyuktha Menon, Siddique, Vijayaraghavan, Sudev Nair, Seema, Arjun Ashokan, Kalabhavan Shajon, Aju Varghese, Saikumar, Dileesh Pothen, Rahul Madhav, Janardhanan, Reenu Mathews, Meenakshi and Priyanka Nair.
The cinematography of the film is by Abhinand Ramanujan. The music is by Jacques Bijoy. Art Direction – Mohandas. Editing Shamir Mohammad. After Adam John, London Bridge and Masters, Tiger will be Jinu and Prithviraj’s reunion.
On top of all this, Shaji Kailas’ return to Malayalam following a gap of six years is what sets’ Kaduva ‘apart. In 2012, Shaji Kailas directed a film titled Simhasanam starring Prithviraj. Ginger was released in 2013 and was last directed by Shaji Kailas in Malayalam.
Later he made two films in Tamil. The last to be directed was the Vegai Express, which was released in 2017. Meanwhile, a movie titled ‘Elon’ starring Mohanlal was directed for the ODT platform.
