Mohanlal's Odiyan has already created a lot of expectations with the motion poster that went viral last month.The shooting of the movie directed by VA Shrikumar Menon, has started rolling in Varanasi on Saturday, as the character the title character Odiyan Manickan was in Banaras for 15 years before he returned to Thenkurissi, a village in Kerala.

Now the latest that we hear is the Odiyan team has locked the release date, March 30, 2018. As the film is touted to have brilliant action scenes as well as extensive special effects, the team has opted for a delay in the release date.

In the movie, Mohanlal plays the last surviving member of a tribal community called Odiyan in Kerala. Mohanlal will be seen in the role of Manikyan, a man who is mastered in Odividya and will be featured in the age of 30 to 65 in multiple looks. As the character demands tremendous flexibility and agility, Mohanlal will be shedding close to 15 kilos, to attain the movie's first look avatar.

'Odiyan' will have Manju Warrier in the female lead along with Prakash Raj and Sathyaraj in important roles. While art director Prasanth Madhav will also be recreating Thenkurissi village for the shooting, renowned fight-master Peter Hein will be choreographing the action sequences. Previously, Peter has choreographed action sequences for Mohanlal in the blockbuster film Pulimurugan and he has also worked in upcoming film Villain.

With the lyrics penned by Rafeeq Ahamed and Lakshmi Sreekumar, the project's music department is handled by M Jayachandran.Sabu Cyril is in charge of Odiyan`s production design. Produced by Antony Perumbavoor, 'Odiyan' will also be shot at the various locations of Palakkad, Pollachi, Udumalpet, Banaras and Hyderabad.