Prithviraj to take a break for Aadujeevitham, shares update on release of Kaduva, Jana Gana Mana and Gold

Since the first lockdown was lifted in 2020, Prithviraj Sukumaran has been busy. The Malayalam star, who was working on the ambitious project Aadujeevitham before the pandemic, shot for eight movies back-to-back since then – and has now decided to take a break before he resumes filming for Blessy’s directorial .

Prithviraj, who wrapped up shooting for Shaji Kailas’ big budget action-entertainer Kaduva on Wednesday, shared an update about his upcoming movies including Dijo Jose Antony’s Jana Gana Mana, Alphonse Puthren’s Gold and Kaduva.

On his social media post, he wrote that on Wednesday he finished work on the three films he had on floors. “They will reach you one by one over the course of the next few months,” he said, without specifying the release platforms of the movies. Kaduva, which also has Vivek Oberoi , Arjun Ashokan and Samyuktha Menon, is expected to hit theatres in May.

The actor, who had also directed and starred in Mohanlal’s Bro Daddy last year, also informed his fans that he would now be taking a break before resuming Aadujeevitham because “that film and I deserve this time”. The team is expected to restart shoot in Algeria, before shifting to Jordan, where they had filmed during the worldwide pandemic lockdown in March and April 2020. The team will wrap up shooting the film, which is expected to be released in multiple Indian languages, in India.

Aadujeevitham, which is based on Benyamin’s award-winning eponymous novel, also has Amala Paul and a few other foreign actors as part of the cast. The big budget movie will also have AR Rahman’s music. Two years ago, Prithviraj had taken a break to shed a lot of weight to play the protagonist Najeeb in the film. He is also expected to lose a few pounds during this break and schedule.

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