Pookkaalam, written and directed by Ganesh Raj, hit theatres this past weekend. The film, which tells the story of a centenarian couple in a middle-class family, is also garnering attention for its performances. Vijayaraghavan as the hundred-year-old Itup and KPAC Leela as Kochuthresyamma are enthralling the audience. Even before the release of the film, Vijayaraghavan's makeover was a huge hit with the audience. Now the makers have released his makeover video.
According to the crew, 71-year-old Vijayaraghavan spent four and a-half hours a day filming to make him look 100 years old. He participated in the shooting for 25 days. Vijayaraghavan's role is a sign of recent excellence in Malayalam cinema, including make-up.
Ganesh Raj, who made his debut as a director with the successful film Anandam, has come up with his next film after seven years. The story takes place with the consent of Elsie, the daughter of the youngest daughter of the joint family and head of the Itoop family. This film is about an event that takes place on that day and the events that take place around it. The plot of the movie is that this incident leads to many changes in this family and many realisations. Annu Anthony has become the face of Etsy. Anand C. Chandran, the cinematographer of Anand, is the DOP of Pookalat too. Sachin Warrier, who composed the beautiful songs in Anand, is also composing the music. Basil Joseph, Vineeth Srinivasan, Johnny Anthony, Arun Kurien, Anu Anthony, Roshan Mathew, Sarath Sabha, Arun Ajith Kumar, Aristo Suresh, Amal Raj, Kamal Raj, Radha Gomati, Ganga Meera, Kavya Das, Navya Das, and others are the prominent stars of the film.
