“Aami” is the upcoming film to be directed by veteran director “
Kamal
.” It is the biopic of popular Malayalam writer Kamala Surayya aka Kamala Das.
Vidya Balan
will play the lead role. Kamal was fondly called as Aami by her family and friends and hence the title. Earlier, the team announced that they would start the shooting at the end of the year. Now, they have decided to launch a couple of months earlier. So, the shooting will commence on 25th September and the first schedule would be wrapped up on 5th November. Besides shooting the film in Kerala, the team has planned to shoot the film in Delhi and Mumbai. Kamal proved his excellence with “
Celluloid
” starring
Prithviraj Sukumaran
. Celluloid is the biopic of “
J C Daniel
,” father of Malayalam cinema. In Aami,
Murali Gopy
plays Vidya Balan’s husband and Prithviraj will be seen in a cameo role.
Anoop Menon
will be seen in a pivotal role, says the team. Stay tuned for more updates!