Cycle
After making four films with the lead stars of Malayalam in C I D Moosa, Kochi Raajavu, Thuruppu Ghulan and Inspector Garud, Johny Antony - one of the regular hit makers of Malayalam industry is finally joining the young brigade to can a new, but different film. The director who specializes in creating films that can be watched in a lighter vein is now with James Albert, the classy scriptwriter of super hit film Classmates, for this new film titled Cycle.
"Though I am in a new circuit, away from my regulars scriptwriters, this too will be my kind of film with songs, dances and hilarious moments. But through the film, I am trying to say a more serious storyline that will address the youth of today. The movie's plot lines demand new faces and that is why I preferred to go for fresher, than the established faces", says Johny Antony who shot for the film in multitude of locations including Bombay and Germany.
Telling another narrative that will cater to the audiences of all ages, the plot of cycle is set in the backdrop of a shopping complex. Two aspiring youngsters, Roy (Vineeth Sreenivasan), an accountant in a private finance firm and Sanju (Vinoo Mohan) who is sales man in a shop which sells home appliances are the lead characters of this flick. Even though coming from modest backgrounds they have big dreams about their future and are trying ways to make a name for them. Sanju who plays cricket well has got his share of frustrations of not being selected into the state team.
Annie (Bhama) is another girl who works in the same complex in the reception of a travel agency. Meenakshy (Sandhya) is the other heroine of the film, who is the daughter of Kaustubhan (Jagathy Sreekumar), a banker and owner of the shopping complex. This foursome propels the film through ways that we have never seen before.
Cycle, thus has got plenty of highlights, one being the film which introduces popular singer Vineeth to films as an actor. "I had enjoyed the experience and had a lengthy discussion with my father before accepting the film. He loved the script very much and is waiting for the response of the audiences on my histrionic skills", says Vineeth who has just completed shooting his part, in the film. Scenarist James Albert is sure that he will live up to the hype created after the super hit Classmates. "The theme of the film touches the life cycle of average middle class youth, who always runs after the material things and fortunes in life". The movie also feature Jagathy Sreekumar, Murali, Cochin Naneef, Saikumar, Salimkumar, Saadi, T G Ravi, Kunchan, Shobha Mohan, Arun and Rekha Pillai.
Cycle produced in the banner of masters cinema by Sunny Kuruvila, T N Thilakan and Viswanathan is entering its last phase of post production. The film's music tracks handled by Mejo Joseph and Anil Panachooran are already in the hit charts. Shaji wields the camera for the first time in a Johny Antony film while Renjan Abraham does the editing. Cycle distributed by Lal creations, will grace the theaters on 15th of February.