Pak bowler Mohammed Asif grabs lead role in Malayalam movie

Pakistani fast bowler Mohammed Asif will make his film debut with a Malayalam film, directed by reknowned lyricist Kaithapram Damodaran Namboodiri.

The shooting for the movie, titled Mazhavillinnattamvare (till the tip of the rainbow) is scheduled to begin in north Kerala in September.

The movie is also the directorial debut of Kaithapram, who has penned hundreds of songs, winning several national and state awards.

"Asif is now busy playing cricket in England. He will be free by September to begin shooting in Kannur in north Kerala," Kaithapram said.

"The film starts with Asif coming to a cricket camp in Kannur as a coach. When he travels from Lahore to Kerala, he has a personal mission too. The film will trace his journey to his goal", Kaithapram said.

Besides direction, the story has also been penned by Kaithpram, who will be doing the script and lyrics as well.

There would be five songs and a ghazal, the mixing of which will be done in a theatre in London. The songs would be rendered by top Indian singers like KJ Yesudas, Udit Narayan, Shankar Mahadevan, KS Chitra, Deepankuran and Shreya Ghoshal.

The film is being produced by a Sharjah-based entrepreneur M Mukundan, who hails from Kannur, under the banner of Valluvankadavu Recreations.