East Coast Vijayan, a well-known Malayali lyricist, is credited with changing the dynamics of Malayalam video album songs. The news is that he is going to direct a feature film. In the past, he has done two movies, namely 'Mohabath' and 'Novel'. His new outing is titled 'Chila New Gen Nattu Visheshangal' and it is expected to be yet another family entertainer.

Written by SL Puram Jayasurya, it will have music by M Jayachandran. "Their combination has produced some of the most memorable melodies of Malayalam. Jayachandran has composed five songs for the film and this is a highly anticipated part. KJ Yesudas, P Jayachandran, Sankar Mahadevan and Shreya Ghoshal will render their voice to these songs," a source says.

Starring Akhil Prabhakar, it will have Sivakami and Sonu as the female leads. "National award winner Suraj Venjaramood, new comic sensation Harish Kanaran will ensure there are plenty of lighter moments in the film. Nedumudi Venu, Midhun Ramesh, Dinesh Panicker and Nobi are some of the other prominent actors in the film," the makers say.

Editing is by Ranjan Abraham and cinematography is by Anil Nair. The shoot of the film is all set to start from December 15 at Thiruvananthapuram and nearby places.