A hi tech thief whose mind is the store house of every fraudulent plans to grab wealth. That is Kattila Gopalan, the new character presented by Dileep in his new movie 'Crazy Gopalan'. Yes, Dileep is back with a release after eight months from ''Mulla'' which came up during last Vishu. The actor who had been heavily engaged with the production of AMMA's 'Twenty: 20' will have a release as an independent hero by the end of this week.

In the movie, Gopalan, the title character never had any  intention to become a robber. He actually came into the city in search of a fortune but   circumstances forced him to become one wily robber and burglar, whose actual identity is quite a mystery to most. He got only a very few friends including Lavanku Vasu, a small-time lottery ticket vendor played by Jagathy' which is the right hand to Gopalan in the discussions and realizations of his weird plans. Also in their group is Lakshmanan, a pickpocketer, who usually takes charge of the stolen goods and sell them in the open market without creating any chaos. Gopalan accidentally meet Diana, who unknowingly becomes a link in his wicked activities.

Through the movie, debutante director, Deepu Karunakaran is aiming for a thrilling heist movie, like the popular racy ones that we usually see in Hollywood. ''The movie is planned entirely as one that tells the story of a robbery gang. We are trying to eliminate everything that may sound as a cliche, 'says Deepu who also writes the dialogues and screenplay for Crazy Gopalan .

The movie will present debutante Radha Varma as the heroine. D Kannnan wields the camera while Joseph Nellikkal is in charge of art direction. The music department of the movie is handled by Rahulraj who sets tunes for a few songs written by Gireesh Puthanchery and Anil Panachooran. `Crazy Gopalan' is produced by Ullattil Sasidharan, under the banner of Bhavana Media vision

Selecting a final title for this movie had been a marathon race for Dileep and his crew who has gone through names like `Run Run Run,Run Gopla run',  `Dhoom Dhamal Gopala'  and `Crazy Rascals'  before settling for the title 'Crazy Gopalan'.

Let's see whether the change of names will bring any more luck to Dileep who has been in the wait for a big hit for quite a long time.