Filmmaker Sathyan Anthikad has begun the pre-production works of his next outing in Malayalam. Touted to be a family-entertainer, the film will see Mohanlal playing the lead role. Ranjan Pramod will pen the script for this film for which the female cast is yet to be finalised. The director’s last flick was Amala Paul starrer Oru Indian Pranayakatha, a movie with tinges of romance, family drama and contemporary political drama.