Suresh Gopi is back as a police officer in Joshiy’s Paappan, here are the latest stills from the film

Suresh Gopi's Paappan also has Nyla Usha

Paappan also has Nyla Usha, Kaniha and Neeta Pillai as its female protagonists. This film marks Nyla's second consecutive collaboration with director Joshiy after Porinju Mariam Jose

Suresh Gopi to share screen space with son Gokul

Pappan marks the first time that Suresh Gopi and son Gokul will be seen sharing screen space. The movie also has Joshiy's son Abhilash and producer David Kachappilly's son Ajay as its associate director and cinematographer, respectively.

Pappan also revolves around personal relationships of its protagonists

Touted to be a interpersonal drama with elements of a thriller, the movie revolves around Abraham Mathew, who returns from retirement to investigate a case. Neeta Pillai plays his daughter and the characters of Kaniha and Gokul add layers to how Abraham's personal relationships come into play.

Suresh Gopi to essay two phases of his character's life

The movie, much like Suresh Gopi's recent films such as Kaaval, will have essay two phases of his character's life. While the younger version will show him as a firebrand police officer, the current phase as a man who took voluntary retirement would have him in his intense and subtle avatar as he carries on the investigation.

Suresh Gopi is back as a cop

Suresh Gopi's movies that had him as a police officer had gone on to create records in the box office, not just in Malayalam but also in other South industries back in the 90s. Paappan, which will once again have the actor play a cop after a huge gap, could restart that trend for the veteran star-turned-politician.