We had recently reported that Amala Paul has backed out of Rosshan Andrrews directorial 'Kayamkulam Kochunni' which has Nivin Pauly in the title role. Due to the heavy rains in the state, there were changes in Amala Paul's shooting schedules which had apparently affected her other projects' dates. This led the Kochunni team to rope in Priya Anand for the role. Priya Anand who made her Mollywood debut with the Prithviraj starrer Ezra will play the role of Janaki in the upcoming venture movie. 

Scripted Bobby and Sanjay, the shooting of Kayamkulam Kochunni is currently in progress at Ramadi village in Kerala-Karnataka border. Produced by Gokulam Gopalan, for Sree Gokulam Films, 'Kayamkulam Kochunni' will also have Angamaly Diaries fame Sarath Kumar and Kannada actress Priyanka Thimmesh in pivotal roles.