When the team behind the recent super hit 'Salt 'N Pepper' announced their plans to go for the next titled as 'Idukki Gold', they haven't announced their lead actor. But now reports says that megastar Mammootty who is much impressed with the role, will take up the assignment. The lead role of 'Idukki gold' pend by Santhosh Echikkanam is of a former ATS officer, who returns to his village to find his old friends and to lead a normal life away from tensions. And for that he gives a news paper advertisement and wait for his friends who were with him from School. After a couple of days, one person arrives with the story of their old friendship. What follows is the tussle between this ATS man and the new comers who is actually a well nourished thief.

While Shyam Pushakaran and Dileesh Nair writes the screenplay and dialogues, the same team that created hit music in salt N Pepper will do the same for this 'Idukki Gold'. Watch this space to know whether Mammootty is ready to give priority dates for this movie project by Aashiq Abu.