Ashok Selvan to make his Malayalam debut with Mohanlal’s magnum opus

Ashok Selvan, who will be seen next in a murder mystery with Janani Iyer in Tamil, is now part of director Priyadarshan’s period film

Marakkar — Arabikadalinte Simham

, which has Mohanlal playing the role of Kunjali Marakkar. The actor has been quietly shooting for the film for a while now.

“I am very excited and honoured to be part of this project. I play a negative role... something that I have been wanting to try out for a long time. This is my second project with Priyadarshan sir after Sila Samayangalil. It is a historical movie, set in the 1700s, with Mohanlal sir as the lead. I have begun shooting for the film and it’s been fantastic sharing screen space with stalwarts. Prabhu sir, Arjun sir, and Suniel Shetty sir are also part of the film.”
Ashok has also been learning

Malayalam

. “Given that it’s somewhat similar to Tamil, I am able to pick up the language faster,” he says.

The team has been shooting in Hyderabad for a while now.