Mohanlal to star in AVS Studios’ father-son relationship saga Vrushabha

Abhishek Vyas, a former Netflix executive, recently launched his production house named AVS Studios. The banner has now announced their plan of launching six films across several languages and genres. They have also said that the films would be backed by “world class larger-than-life production values and scales”.

The first film to roll out from the slate of AVS Studios is Vrushabha, which will be shot in Malayalam and Telugu, and will be dubbed in Tamil, Kannada and Hindi. It will star the Malayalam icon Mohanlal in the lead and will be directed by Nanda Kishore. 

High on emotions, the film will deal with the theme of a father and son and will be spread across lifetimes. The makers have announced that a big Telugu star is likely to play the role of the son. 

Speaking about associating with Mohanlal, Vyas said in a statement, “In an industry which is focused on drawing up film projects on excel sheets, AVS Studios is here primarily to back the best of scripts and writing talent. I am excited to work with the one and only megastar Mohanlal, an actor whom I have always admired! We have a solid script in place and are confident that we’ll give the audience a truly entertaining experience with Vrushabha.” 

Sharing the reason for coming on board, Mohanlal added, “The moment I heard the script, I was hooked onto the idea of Vrushabha. It’s a riveting father-son high energy drama which spans across lifetimes. I am impressed with Nanda Kishore’s vision and delighted to partner with AVS Studios on this first film together.” 

Director Nanda Kishore said that he has been working on the script since half a decade. “At the heart of every good film is characters which connect with you and stay with you for years after ever you have seen the film,” he said. “I have been writing Vrushabha for the last five years. It’s a dream come true to work with Mohanlal sir and I am excited to take the movie to the floors.” 

Vrushabha is also produced by Shyam Sunder’s First Step Movies. It is scheduled to go on floors in May 2023 and release in early 2024 in over 3,000 cinemas worldwide.