Double Barrel

Double Barrel, also known as Iratta Kuzhal, is an upcoming Malayalam comedy thriller film directed by Lijo Jose Pellissery.^[2][3]The film stars an ensemble cast of Prithviraj Sukumaran, Arya, Indrajith, Asif Ali, Sunny Wayne, Swathi Reddy, Rachana Narayanankutty and Isha Sharvani ^[4][5] and is jointly produced by Prithviraj, Santhosh Sivan, Arya and Shaji Nadesan under August Cinema and Lijo Jose Pellissery under Amen Movie Monastery.^[6] Prashant Pillai composes the music while Abhinandan Ramanujan is the cinematographer.

According to the director, the film is a light-hearted comedy entertainer that sets in the backdrop of Goa. The story is said to be "very much associated with the culture of Goa". Filming began in July 2014 and was carried out at Kochi and Goa.

 Cast

·         Prithviraj Sukumaran as Pancho

·         Indrajith Sukumaran as Vinci

·         Asif Ali

·         Arya

·         Sunny Wayne

·         Swathi Reddy

·         Isha Sharvani

·         Rachana Narayanankutty

·         Pearle Maaney

·         Sajid Yahiya

·         Vijay Babu

·         Chemban Vinod Jose

·         Anil Radhakrishnan Menon

Production

In early 2014, it was reported that Lijo Jose Pellissery would be working on a project titled Double Barrel starring brothers Prithvirajand Indrajith Sukumaran along with Fahadh Faasil.^[7] The director informed that it would be a "gangster movie with lot of fun in the backdrop of Goa".^[8] Prithviraj and Indrajith were reported to play characters named Pancho and Vinci, respectively,^[9] and the former sported a "ultra-modern" look for the film, with a goatee and a neck tattoo, while the latter disclosed that the film got a "retro 70s glam to it".^[10] In September 2014, Fahadh Faasil walked out of the project and he was subsequently replaced by Arya. Swathi Reddy was signed for one of the lead female roles, collaborating with Pellissery again after Amen, with the actress telling that her character was "definitely out of my comfort zone". Isha Sharvani informed that she was part of the film, and sources reported that Sunny Wayne, Asif Ali and Rachana Narayanankutty had also been signed.^[9] Pearle Maaney was cast opposite Asif Ali, and she called her character in the film "a lot of fun". Pellissery also gave director Anil Radhakrishnan Menon a role in the film, who said that he would join the second schedule.

Filming began in late July 2014 in Kochi. According to Pearle Maaney, the second schedule began in Goa by late October.