A highly anticipated Mohanlal action thriller is making its way to theatres in 5 days… and it is titled ‘Aaraattu‘. Like many recent films, ‘Aaraattu’ had to change its release date multiple times due to the rise in Covid-19 cases because of the second wave of the coronavirus. However, the film has kept its 2022 release date after the Omicron scare and with a trailer releasing last night, the film’s theatrical release is pretty much set. With ‘Aaraattu’s’ cinema premiere, the Malayalam megastar is showing his reliability and bankability as both an OTT and theatrical lead.
Mohanlal has made over 350 onscreen appearances in his near 5-decade acting career, and we wouldn’t be surprised if the actor hits 500 films within the next decade. He has proven himself an actor worth backing from the 1980s, all the way to the 2020s. Even with Disney+ Hotstar’s ‘Bro Daddy‘ not receiving many positive critical responses, Mohanlal’s performance was praised still. However, his best OTT appearance was his first one – ‘Drishyam 2’. The film is now considered by many as one of the best Indian films made to date – and that includes IMDb. And Mohanlal’s acting play a huge role in the film’s success.
While the actor hasn’t been doing all that well in his recent theatrical releases with ‘Marakkar: Lion of The Arabian Sea’ and ‘Big Brother’, the actor has proved his box office prowess over the years – most recently, in the 2019 released action-drama, ‘Lucifer’. While ‘Aaraatu’ will likely lack the subtlety that Mohanlal showed in ‘Lucifer’, the film is expected to be a mass entertainer similar to the 2019 release, as shown in the recently released trailer.
Mohanlal’s ‘Aaraattu’ will premiere in theatres next week, on 10th February 2022. Check out the aforementioned trailer below: