Mohanlal and comedy kings- Rafi & Mecartin of the Punjabi House
and Tenkasi
Pattanam fame are coming together for the first time in Hello, for which
shooting has commenced in Ottapalam and later it will be shifted to
Ootty. Parvathy Melton who did the 'Malabar Gold house' ad with Mohanlal
and also a few Telugu films is the heroine.
According to the directors Rafi and Mecartin- "The story is about
a man, who due to a personal tragedy becomes an alcoholic. Then he gets
a call and the 'Hello' he hears, changes his life. All this is told
in a humorous manner with a sentimental touch".
In the film Parvathy is the daughter of a private moneylender and Mohanlal,
an advocate. Sivaraman, Mohnalal's character is a troublemaker, who is drunk most of the
time. It is a treat watching Mohanlal do the drunken act. One of the
highlights of the film is Jagathy Sreekumar who plays Chandy Kunju,
Sivaraman's benefactor and best friend. He moves around in a Motor bike with a side car that comes handy
to transport Sivaraman, when he gets drunk! Sivaraman had taken to
drinking because of a tragedy in his life. After many years he receives
a phone call that changes his life once again. Madhu, Siddique, Jagadhish,
Madhu Warrior, Keerikkadan Jose, Spadikam George, Salim Kumar, Beeman
Reghu, Rizabava, Ganesh Kumar, Suraj Venjaramoodu, and others comprise
the rest of the cast.
.
Sanjeev Shanker wields camera for the film and for the first time
teams
up with Rafi Mecartin. The film which
has a big cast, is the usual Rafi-Mecartin genre with plenty of comedy,
twists and songs.