Can Narahashi be a cue for Mohanlal?

That Mohanlal will be doing a Malayalam and Japanese bilingual film with Jackie Chan has been in the news for a while. Now, the pre-production activities of the movie have picked up speed and Mohanlal will be leaving for Japan soon to meet with Jackie Chan. The movie, titled Nair San, is based on the life of Madhavan Nair who was behind many

rebel movements in Japan in support of the Indian freedom struggle. He used to carry out guerrilla attacks on the British.

The movie will be directed by Albert and A.R. Rahman has tentatively agreed to compose the music for the film. Other details are being worked out. Meanwhile, Mohanlal recently said that the movie will be launched soon. He has given bulk dates of around 150 days for the movie, among the largest that he has allotted for any movie in his career. When asked whether Jackie Chan was in the movie just to add to its star value, Mohanlal said that Jackie Chan played a very key character in the movie and that he was also well known in Japan and around the world only helped matters. He also added that speaking Japanese is a challenging task for anyone. When it comes from a man who has won two national awards, a president’s special recognition and a Padmashree, we know it will be really tough. Maybe he could take a cue or two from Shinghen Narahashi.

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Cameo role earns him six times more than the hero

Jackie Chan had inked a deal to play a cameo role in Nair San, which has Mohanlal in the title role. Interestingly, Jackie Chan’s pay packet is about six times greater than of Mohanlal’s, according to sources. Nair San is a biographical film made on Ayappan Pillai Madhavan Nair, who posed stiff resistance to the British. Nair San’s shooting will commence in

September and it is slated to be filmed in Japan, Mongolia and India. Nair San will be directed by Albert and the venture is produced by Morpheus Ventures. A.R. Rahman scores the music for this film.
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Kamal with Tadanobu Asano

Kamal Haasan, one of the most talented actors and filmmakers in the world, is all set to share screen space with Japanese superstar Tadanobu Asano in an Indo-Japanese film, slated to be made on a 50-million dollar budget. Tadanobu Asano, one of the superstars in Japan right now, has acted in over 50 films, including the recent Mongol which broke all box-office records.


Produced and directed by Bharatbala, the film will trace the origins of the martial art form of Kerala, Kalarippayattu. It is heard that the movie will be evolved in the backdrop of the ninth century.

Currently, research is underway to fine-tune the factual elements of Kalarippayattu which is as old as the great Indian philosophy and the Vedas. It is rooted deep in the Vedic culture of India. It is considered by many as the most comprehensive of all the martial traditions.

According to sources, Kamal Haasan is very excited about this film with Bharatbala. However, Kamal's participatin of the film is not confirmed yet as he is abroad. Although the lead lady of the film is yet to be finalized, it is heard that the film makers are looking for a heroine with an athletic build.

The film, which is expected to go on floors some time next year, will be made in Hindi, Tamil and Japanese. Music director A.R. Rahman has been finalized for the music score. The film will be produced and directed by Bharatbala and co-produced by Walt Disney.

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