70% of Kunjali Marakkar will be shot in the sea

70% of Kunjali Marakkar will be shot in the sea

Kunjali Marakkar is one of the most awaited projects in Malayalam, with Mammootty playing the lead character, that of the legendary highwayman. The director, Santhosh Sivan, has some heavy duty VFX planned for the film, which, he says, will be shot mostly in the sea.

The director revealed this in a recent interview. The team will be roping in the services of foreign technicians for the vfx, and the movie will reportedly be made on a grand scale.

Kunjali Marakkar was the title given to the Muslim naval chief of the Zamorin of Calicut, in the 16th century. There were four major Kunjalis who played a part in the Zamorin's naval wars with the Portuguese from 1502 to 1600. Of the four Marakkars, Kunjali Marakkar II is the most famous.