Ace Mollywood director Lal Jose is busy at Edapal shooting for a remake of MT's Neelathamara. The legendary writer who has rewrote the entire script to suit the changing times, also named Lal Jose for translating the new version on screen.

Lal Jose, who is now meticulous to reach up to the expectations, is making great effort under the close monitoring of litterateur and filmmaker MT.

The movie presents Archana, an BBA graduate as Kunjimalu (played in the original by Ambika), while debutant Kailash is Hari, the hero. Also in the cast are Samvrutha Sunil, Reema Kallingal, Suresh Nair and Sreedevi Unni.

Vidyasagar has tuned lyrics penned by Vayalar Sarath Chandravarma. Vijay Ulaganath is the cinematographer of the movie while Suresh Kumar of Revathy Kalamandhir is the producer of ‘Neelathamara’. Being shot at locations in Pattambi, Malamalkavu, Chamravattam, Kuttippuram and Thavanur, the movie is slated for a release on October 9.