Mammootty will star in Jeethu Joseph's next directorial. Jeethu will begin the movie after he completes the Prithviraj starrer 'Oozham'. The movie has already been announced and the shoot is expected to begin soon. Jeethu Joseph has been consistently doling out hits after hits and has roped in actors like Mohanlal, Prithviraj and Dileep for his works.

The upcoming Mammootty movie sure ups expectations, considering the director's oeuvre for the mystery genre. Jeethu also has another movie planned, which will star a Tamil superstar. Talks are on and with the 'Dryshyam' remake 'Papanasam', the director has become popular in Kollywood too.