Mollywood roundup: Dileep’s ‘CID Moosa’ to Nimisha and Lena signing for ‘Footprints On Water’, here’s what made headlines this week

A few Malayalam movies have begun filming in a controlled environment, following all the COVID-19, and hence the industry is on a phase of regaining its pace. From Dileep unveiling the promo of the animation series of his evergreen comedy movie ‘CID Moosa’ to Nimisha Sajayan and Lena signing for British Indian film ‘Footprints On Water’, here is a quick roundup of what made headlines in Malayalam cinema this week.

Dileep launched the promo of ‘CID Moosa’ animation series

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On October 28, International Animation Day (October 28), Dileep announced an animation series based on his popular movie ‘CID Moosa’. The actor also dropped a promo video of the series. The movie ‘CID Moosa’ was released 17 years ago and the comedy movie was also popular. The fans of the movie were elated to hear the announcement of the animated series and it made headlines for all right reasons.

Manju Warrier’s 50th movie titled ‘9 MM’

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Mollywood’s lady superstar Manju Warrier’s 50th movie was announced this week. Titled ‘9MM’ the movie will be directed by debutant Dinil Babu. Actor-director Dhyan Sreenivasan is the scenarist for the movie and it will be produced by Visakh Subramaniam and Aju Varghese under the banner of Funtastic Films. Manju Warrier will be essaying the lead character and actors Sunny Wayn, Dileesh Pothan, and Dhyan Sreenivasan will be essaying some pivotal characters in the movie.

Prithviraj Sukumaran tests negative for COVID-19 in the antigen test

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Prithviraj Sukumaran was tested positive for COVID-19 on October 20, while he was filming for his next ‘Jana Gana Mana’. He was asymptomatic and was under quarantine. This week, on October 27, the actor did another round of antigen tests and it came negative. The actor shared the same through his social media handle.

Nimisha Sajayan and Lena in 'Footprints On Water'

Mollywood actors Nimisha Sajayan and Lena will be starring in British-Indian Film 'Footprints on Water'. They will be playing the lead characters along with Bollywood star Adil Hussain and British actor Antonio Aakeel. 'Footprints On Water' tells the story of an immigrant father in the UK searching for his missing daughter. The movie will be helmed by Nathalia Syam.

Prithviraj Sukumaran next titled ‘Cold Case’

Prithviraj Sukumaran has signed for his next movie titled 'Cold Case'. The movie is directed by Tanu Balak and the team has started filming in Trivandrum, Kerala. Aditi Balan will be essaying the female lead. Scripted by Srinath V Nath, the movie is touted to be an investigative thriller. According to the sources, Prithviraj Sukumaran will be joining the team next week, after he completes the quarantine.