After playing the role of film director in films like 'Udhayanaanu Tharam', Mohanlal is once again calling the shots in Rajeevnath's ‘Pakal Nakstharangal’.

He plays the role of a movie director of the eighties in the new flick, which is a murder mystery. The movie which started rolling at the capital city will also have Suresh Gopi playing a cameo as a former VG S S C scientist, Vaidhyanaathan.

The movie scripted by actor Anoop Menon will also have Murali, Jagathy, Nedumudi Venu, Sindhu Menon, Samvrutha Sunil, Thushar, Reena Basheer, K B Venu and Manianpillai Raju in the cast.

Produced in the banner of Chaayya Films, the movie is cinematographed by Ramchandra Babu and is edited by Sreenivas. Shahbas Aman will handle the music department while Sabu Ram will be in charge of the art department.

Plans are also on to shoot the final schedule of the movie, at Bombay.