Though at least more than half a dozen projects are in his line up for this year , Anoop Menon is not taking rest to enjoy his new assignments. He is going on hearing subjects and is signing on dotted lines for newer subjects and films. The latest we hear is that he has agreed to play the lead to the director M D Sukumaran's new project titled as 'Thakkol'.The movie will also have Meera Nandhan in the female lead.

Both Anoop and Meera had been together earlier for films like 'Mrithyunjam' in Kerala Cafe' and in 'VenShankhu Pol'.
Thakkol' will also feature Irshad, Saikumar, Babu Mathew, Kottayam nazeer, Suraj, Tini Tom and Saiju Kurup in other important roles.