Vaariyamkunnan: Prithviraj Sukumaran teams up with Virus director Aashiq Abu for a period film

Actor Prithviraj Sukumaran, who was stuck in Jordan for over two months due to the novel coronavirus outbreak, reunited with his family in Kerala a couple a weeks ago. Since then, the actor has been quite active on social media and has been constantly giving updates about his daily routine.

Today (June 22), the actor took to Instagram to reveal details about one of his upcoming projects, Vaariyamkunnan. The Ayyappanum Koshiyum star will be teaming up with Virus director Aashiq Abu for a period film which revolves around the life of the legendary freedom fighter, Variyan Kunnathu Kunjahammed Haji.

The script of Vaariyamkunnan is written by Harshad and Rameez.

Prithviraj Sukuran wrote, “He stood up against an empire that ruled a quarter of the world. Etched out his own country with an army that waged a never before war against the British. Though history was burned and buried, the legend lived on! The legend of a leader, a soldier, a patriot. A film on the man who became the face of the 1921 Malabar revolution #Vaariyamkunnan Filming begins in 2021. On the 100th anniversary (sic).”

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Kunjahammed Haji is a legendary freedom fighter who established his own parallel government and own army to rebel against the British. The shoot of the film is likely to begin in January 2021. The cast and crew will be officially announced soon.

Meanwhile, Prithviraj is also working on the post-production of Aadujeevitham. The film is a survival drama, based on the best-selling novel of the same name by Benyamin.

In Aadujeevitham, Prithiviraj will play the role of an Indian immigrant working in Saudi Arabia, who gets stranded in the desert.

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