Mamta Mohandas opposite Mammootty in 'Ganapathi'

Seems like Mamta Mohandas is on a royal ride these days. Hardly had she completed Sathyan Anthikkad's fiftieth film in which she has been cast opposite Jayaram, Mamta has secured for herself yet another plum project.

The actress would be seen as Mammootty's heroine in the mega star's upcoming film 'Ganapathi' to be directed by V M Vinu.

Mamta had practically disappeared from the scene after her highly controversial appearance in the film 'Lanka'. She went on to act in several other South Indian films, and was even rumored to be making an entry into Bollywood that never happened. She even ventured into playback singing and her song 'Daddy Mummy..' from 'Villu' has remained a chart buster for almost an year now.

She made a comeback to Malayalam films last year through 'Passenger'. And now, with the Sathyan Anthikkad film and V N Vinu film in her kitty, Mamta seems all set to stay on in Malluwood for a while.

Mammootty's new film Ganapathi

It was earlier reported that Megastar Mammootty will act in the new movie by Akku Akbar, which will be scripted by Reji Nair. That film was titled as Thappana and was one of the well expected film by the Malayalam film lovers. Unfortunately that film won't work since the director was not happy with the script.

The latest to hear is that the same script by Reji Nair will be directed by the family director, V M Vinu with Mammootty in the main lead. This new film is titled as Ganapathi, and Mammootty will be playing the role of a mahout in this new film. Mammootty is well impressed with the script that he showed interest in starting the film as early as possible.

The rest of the cast for this film is yet to be finalized and this new Malayalam film will be produced by Kala Nair, under the banner of Omkar Nedumbulli Production.