Mohanlal's Alibhai is confirmed for release this Independence day. The shooting is in full swing in and around Kozhikode. The movie is directed by Shaji Kailash.

The film will be completed in time, despite the crew losing a few days on account of the cinema strike.

Throwing light on the movie, he says, “The film is aimed at the masses. It will have everything fans of Mohanlal expect from him”.

The duo had last teamed up for Baba Kalyani. T A Shahid has written the screenplay, while Gopika and Navya Nair play the heroines. Innocent is cast as Mohanlal's father in the movie.

The film, produced by Antony Perumbavoor and stars KPAC Lalitha, Cochin Haneefa, Siddique, Shammi Thilakan, Jagadeesh, Rajan P Dev among others.