Director Kannan Thamarakkulam has started shooting for his next 'Maradu 357' in Ernakulam. On January 31, the movie was launched with a customary pooja, that was attended by the cast and crew.

Actress Noorin Shereef, who shot to fame with her debut movie 'Oru Adaar Love', has been roped in to play the female lead along with Sheelu Abraham. Noorin will be essaying the role of a girl who is a resident in one of the demolished apartments. The movie is based on the sensational flat demolition episode in Kochi, Kerala. Though the movie is based on true incidents, there will be added elements of fiction in the film.

For the first time in Dharmajan Bolgatty will be playing an important serious central character that will travel throughout the flick. Actors including Anoop Menon, Manoj K Jayan, Renji Panicker, Sudheesh, Hareesh Kanaran, Kailash, Sreejith Ravi, Jayan Cherthala, Jayakrishnan, Manuraj, Anil Prabhakar, Vishnu, Kalabhavan Haneef, Anjali, and Sarayu will essay the supporting cast in the movie.

On the technical front, the movie's screenplay is by Dinesh Pallath and cinematography by Ravichandran. ‘Maradu 357’ is being produced by Abraham Mathew and Sudarsanan Kanjiramkulam. During the demolition, a team led by Ravichandran, the cinematographer, captured the controlled implosions method and also the live visuals. Dinesh Pallathu, who penned the script of Kannan’s previous movie ‘Pattabhiraman’, is helming the script of this film as well.