Mammootty to make an AI cameo in Rekhachithram? Here’s what we know

Rekhachithram, the upcoming Malayalam film marks the first onscreen collaboration of Asif Ali and Anaswara Rajan. The movie, helmed by The Priest fame director Jofin T Chacko, is touted to be an investigation drama. The Rekhachithram trailer, which was released a few days back, hinted at the film’s connection with Kaathodu Kaathoram, the 1985-released Mammootty starrer. In a recent interview, director Jofin finally reacted to the rumors on the Bramayugam actor’s cameo, in Asif Ali’s film.

Mammootty’s AI cameo in Rekhachithram

If the reports are to be believed, Mammootty is set to make a cameo appearance in Asif Ali’s film. Interestingly, the megastar has not acted in Rekhachithram, but the team has recreated one of his characters from the vintage era with the help of advanced AI technology, for the film. The grapevine suggests that director Jofin T Chacko and his team have recreated Mammootty’s character Louis, from the 1985-released Bharathan directorial Kaathodu Kaathoram. The references to the classic film in the Rekhachithram trailer further fuelled the rumors.

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Jofin T Chacko reacts to rumours on Mammootty’s AI cameo

In his recent interview with The Cue Studio, Rekhachithram director Jofin T Chacko confirmed that the team is planning a few surprises for the Malayalam cinema audiences, in the film. Interestingly, the director did not deny the possibility of Mammootty’s AI cameo in the Asif Ali-Anaswara Rajan starrer. He further added that this ‘surprise’ element is not extensively present in the film, but is placed in a minimal way in which it makes the film unique. However, Jofin T Chacko refrained from revealing more details on the same.

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Asif Ali is set to play the role of Vivek Gopinath, a young police officer in Rekhachithram, which stars Anaswara Rajan as a mysterious woman who becomes a part of his investigation. Manoj K Jayan, Zarin Shihab, Siddique, Bhama Arun, Megha Thomas, Jagadish, Nishanth Sagar, Indrans, Harisree Ashokan, TG Ravi, and other essay the supporting roles in the film. Mujeeb Majeed composes the music score. Appu Prabhakar is the director of photography. Shameer Muhammad handles the editing.