Race Preview

After the not much applauded movies like 'Oraal' and 'Veeralippattu', young director Kukku Surendran is now filming a thriller to prove his mettle as a thinking director. Titled as 'Race' the movie being shot in and around Kochi has Kunchacko Boban, Indrajith, Mamta Mohandas and Gouri Munjal as important characters. A thread about the race for money, the movie bases on the conflicts between honest and dishonest ways in making money. Planned with a racy narrative spiced up with needed mystery, the movie will be promoted as a family thriller.

Kunchakko Boban plays Dr. Abey John, a successful cardio surgeon, who had been even accorded with IMA special awards for his significant services. Mamta dons the role of his wife, Niya, a homemaker who hails from an affluent family. They have a beautiful daughter Achu. The versatile Indrajith plays the villain Niranjan, a mysterious character who enters Abey's life all of a sudden to wreak havoc. Niranjan actually kidnaps Dr Abey, who is on his way to attend the doctor's conference at Bangalore.

Interestingly, this is the fifth time in which Kunchakko Boban is being in a character whose name is Aby. He had been in the same name for hit films like 'Niram' to 'lollipop'. But for 'Race' he appears in a mature look with glasses and Bulganian beard.

Gouri Munjal who debuted in Malayalam with 'Palerymanickyam'plays Swetha, a glamorous girl who has got critical links with the kidnapping event. Jagathy Sreekumar, Baby Anika, Manu Jose, Kavitha Lekshmy, Sreejith Ravi, Geetha Vijayan and Chembil Asokan are also in the cast.

Though a thriller, the movie scripted by the director Kukku Surendran will not feature any fight scenes. But the movie canned in moving shots will follow a continuous race for life which starts fifteen minutes into the film. Robin Thirumala will pen the dialogues

Pramod Varma is the cinematographer while Viswajith handles the music section. Bipin Mannur is the editor while Sabu Mohan heads the art department.

'Race' being produced by Jose K George and Shaji Varghese under the banner of Pentavision, will grace the theatres for this March.