Mohanlal and Priyan recreate Thalavattam scene in Oppam

If there's a duo from the film industry that has captivated the audience with the beauty of Ooty, it has to be Priyadarshan and Mohanlal with their movies such as Kilukkam and Chitram. The two recently visited the hill station to shoot for their upcoming film, '

Oppam

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'It's been 22 years since we shot a movie together in Ooty ' the previous movie was Minnaram in 1994,' says Priyadarshan. 'We have great memories of Ooty where we shot films such as Kilukkam, Chitram and Mithunam. In fact, all our films shot in the hill station were superhits.'

But this time, Mohanlal wanted them to film a scene reminiscent of the early days, says Priyadarshan. 'Lal took me to School Manth, the location where we shot our first scene in Ooty. It was for the song 'Pon Veene' from Thalavattam, 30 years ago. We recreated the frame in the exact location using the same lens with which we filmed that song. All of us have changed but those trees and slopes remain the same,' he says. 'Lal also told me that this will be our tribute to Ooty.' Oppam, which is a crime thriller, has Mohanlal playing a visually-challenged murder suspect.

While 'Pon Veene's frames featured Lissy with Mohanlal, the new track has Baby Meenalakshmi as part of the sequence. The team has wrapped up filming and is now looking at an Onam release for the movie.