Mammootty’s Shikari takes on Mohanlal’s Shikar

Mammootty has started the work of his first Kannada film Shikari near Bangalore. The Megastar has just returned from US, after a 40 day holiday and well deserved break.

Back home he has enough reasons to celebrate as his Pokkiri Raja is a super hit. However the actor has decided to do the first schedule of his Kannada film. Mammootty’s Shikari has him playing a dual role as an IT professional and a hunter who comes as a fantasy character.

At the launch of the film Mammoottty said he liked the script of award winning director Abhaya Simha. The film is set in the pre- and post-independence times. A search is on by the filmmakers for a suitable heroine for the star. The film is being made as a bilingual in Kannada and Malayalam.

Meanwhile Mohanlal is doing a film with Padmakumar with a similar sounding title Shikar. Both the films have been slotted for release on Ramzan day. The fans are already excited about the Shikari versus Shikar battle on September 10.