After Idukki, Fahadh chooses Kannur for his next

Fahadh Faasil has a knack for pulling off rustic roles with ease as is evident from his stellar performance in Idukki-centric Maheshinte Prathikaaram. For his upcoming project with director

G Marthandan

, the actor will be heading to Kannur to play a naadan youth once again.

The director tells us, 'The film will be a total family entertainer with a lot of humour and we are hoping to begin filming by early next year.'
On Fahadh's role, its scriptwriter Joji Thomas explains, 'Like my previous script Vellimoonga, this too will be a character-driven story. The movie will have a rustic setting in the high ranges of Kannur and Fahadh's character is based on the people there ' their sensibilities have had a major influence while shaping up the role. I cannot divulge the specifics because that would reveal the story.'

With the project set to go on floors only by January 2017, the team informs that they have not finalised the rest of the cast. 'The film also has a beautiful love story weaved in it but we are yet to cast the actress,' informs Joji.

Meanwhile, for this year Fahadh has already signed films with Thani Oruvan director Mohan Raja, Anil Radhakrishnan Menon and Mahesh Narayanan. He also has movies with

Dileesh Pothen

and Lijo Jose Pellissery coming up.