Gracy Singh opposite Mammootty
Bollywood actress Gracy Singh, best known for her role as Gauri in Aamir Khan starrer Lagaan (2001), will star in Mammootty's forthcoming Loud Speaker directed by Jayaraj. Penned and produced by the director himself, Loud Speaker has Mammootty donning the role of 'Mike Gopalan', who always prefers to talk in a loud manner.
The pooja of the film will be held on February 2. The dialogue and script are by Renjith. Also in the cast are Jagathy, Nedumudi Venu, Innocent, Salim Kumar, Siddique and others. Bijibal has scored the music. Planned as a comedy entertainer, Loud Speaker will be one of Mammootty's�important projects in 2009. His other projects are Handsome, Pokkiriraja and Daddycool.
Gracy Singh started her career as a member of the dance group "The Planets". Her histrionic talents in a television soap opera 'Amaanat'�brought her movie offers. Though she acted in Hu Tu Tu (1999) and Hum Aapke Dil Mein Rehte Hain (1999), her biggest role yet was opposite Aamir Khan in Lagaan, where she played a village belle to perfection.
For Lagaan, she won several awards and accolades, including Screen Weekly Award for Most Promising Female Newcomer, International Indian Film Academy Special Award for Face of the Year and Zee Cine Popular Award for Best Debut Female. Her other notable films are Munnabhai MBBS (2003), Santosham (2002), Wajahh: A Reason to Kill (2004), The White Land (2005) and Chooriyan (2007).
