Chocolate
Shafi' had a wonderful year so far with his Mayavi with Mammootty becoming the biggest hit of the year. He was always been the success man to have made a number of films like Kalyanaraman, Thommanum Makkalum, Pulival Kalyanam, one man show and Tamil film Majaa, which were all big hits.
And to continue his winning streak, he has selected a unique campus based subject for his new film titled Chocolate. The film in its last phase of production, is being shot at Sacred heart College, Thevara.
Chocolate tells the tale of a teenager who is forced to study in a women's college. Shyam Balagopal is a tough guy who has been shown the door from a couple of colleges before as he is well versed in everything other than studying and keeping discipline. For Shyam Balagopal, it's a dream come true for being the only male in a women's college, that too a college which is well known for the beauties like Ann Mathews, Nandhana and Susan. He has secured admission in the college where his mother is working as a lecturer with a special consent from the management.
Although Shyam is quite happy about the state of affairs, he soon finds out that dreams can take a bitter turn. His problems started as he takes on the three-member tomboyish gang of Ann, Nandana and Soosan played by Roma, Samvritha Sunil and Remya Nambeeshan. As he becomes a pet of the campus in a few days, he is forced to appear as a candidate in the elections opposite the female gang. Shyam is fighting the election for the post of the union chairman. There starts the row, which develops into something that totally changes the lives of those involved. Another important character in the film is Renjith (Jayasurya), who is a fashion designer and is unable to express his feelings to Nandana.
After the super hit Classmates, Prithviraj once again appear in the lead in a campus based movie playing Shyam Balagopal. The other members of the cast include Lalu Alex, Rajan P. Dev, Salim Kumar, Anoop Chandran, Bindu Panikkar, Gaythri, Shanu, Prem, Mini Arun, Shari and Vanitha.
The film mostly based on a campus is scripted by the debutant duo Sachi-Sethu. The music department of the film is handled by the hit makers Vayalar Sharth -Alex Paul team. Cinematograped by Azhagappan, the film is edited by Hariharaputhran.
"The film is conceived not just for the youth but to family audiences as well, as we have packed much to appeal to the entire masses", says Shafi, on the film. The film is produced by Santha Muraleedharan and P K Muraleedharan under the banner of Amanda vision and is scheduled to get released in August for Onam.