Actor Rajkiran had been known for his rural hero roles, and has starred in several hit movies in the 90s like En Rasavin Manasile, and of late, he has been doing supporting roles in movies. He had also played the main lead in movies like Thavamai Thavamirundhu and Paa Paandi.

Now, Rajkiran is all set to make his Malayalam debut with the upcoming movie Shylock. This movie will have Mammootty playing the lead role and is directed by Ajai Vasudev, who has earlier directed Mammootty movies like Rajathi Raja and Masterpiece in Malayalam.

This movie, which is said to be a Tamil - Malayalam bilingual was launched yesterday, and it has also been announced that actress Meena will play Rajkiran's pair in the movie, and they are being paired 28 years after En Rasavin Manasile. Shylock will release during Christmas this year.