As reported earlier, director Gautham Menon is making his Mollywood acting debut with the upcoming campus entertainer 'Naam'. The filmmaker who was here at Kerala recently for the audio launch of 'Naam' was quizzed about his plans to direct a Malayalam film. The director was quoted saying, “I have been planning a movie here for sometime now. I have interacted with Mohanlal sir, Mammootty sir and now recently with Fahadh, Nivin, Tovino and even Vineeth. At some point, I’m sure something will work out. Hopefully by January or February I’ll be able to make an announcement.”

The director who is working simultaneously on two Kollywood projects - Dhanush’s Enai Nokki Paayum Thotta and Vikram’s Dhruva Natchathiram, will be essaying an extended cameo role in the ucpoming Malayalam flick Naam. The movie  which is based on a true story has Aditi Ravi, Gayathri Suresh and Rahul Madhav in the lead roles along with Renji Panicker and Tony Luke in pivotal roles.