Shaji Kailas, Joju George team up for ‘Varavu’

Director Shaji Kailas, known for his mass entertainers, is teaming up with Joju George for Varavu, the makers announced on Sunday (August 17). This is the first collaboration of the duo.

The title poster with the tagline ‘Revenge is not a dirty business’ hints at another action movie for Shaji, known for his commercial potboilers in political and crime genres. He is joining hands with scriptwriter AK Saajan again after Chintamani Kolacase (2005), Red Chillies (2009) and Dhrona 2010 (2010).

Saajan himself has directed films such as Pulimada, starring Joju in the lead, the Mammootty-Nayanthara starrer Puthiya Niyamam and Asif Ali’s Asuravithu.

Varavu will go on floors on September 6, and the locations include Munnar, Marayoor, Kanthalloor and Theni. The film is said to feature a bevvy of prominent actors.

The action-heavy movie has four stunt choreographers on board, including Kalai Kingson and Phoenix Prabu. Cinematographer Sujith Vaassudev, editor Shameer Muhammed and composer Sam CS form the technical crew. Naisy Reji is producing the movie for the banner Olga Productions.

While Joju was last seen early this year in Malayalam in Narayaneente Moonnaanmakkal and the Tamil movie Thug Life, Shaji’s latest directorial venture was Hunt, headlined by Bhavana.