Social media users were in awe when director Roshan Andrews revealed the character sketch of Nivin Pauly's title character 'Kayamkulam Kochunni'. Nivin essaying the historical thief character Kayamkulam Kochunni in the upcoming Roshan Andrews project, looks pitch perfect to play the part.

Kayamkulam Kochunni is a Robin Hood like personality, who lived in the early 19th century. He robbed from the rich on the highway and gave it to the poor. To perfect the character, Nivin will be shedding few kilos and also learn Kerala's ancient martial art form Kalari Payattu for the film.

The movie which is based on the 'Kayamkulam Kochunni' stories, in Aithihyamala, is scripted by the duo Bobby-Sanjay, who have been researching for over 2 years. Though there have been many versions of Kochunni's life stories, the upcoming venture will explore on how Kochunni turned out to be a rebel from a common man. The movie will also feature the love life of Kayamkulam Kochunni. Amala Paul will appear as Kochunni's love interest in the movie.

Produced by Gokulam Gopalan, for Sree Gokulam Films, the movie's music will be done by Kabali music director Santhosh Narayanan and sound designing by Baahubali sound designer Satheesh. 'Kayamkulam Kochunni' will start rolling on September first and will be shot at the various locations of Kayamkulam and Sri Lanka.