Mohanlal has wrapped up shooting for his upcoming period film, Marakkar: Arabikadalinte Simham. This movie narrates the heroic deeds of legendary freedom fighter Kunjali Marakkar who waged many battles against the Portuguese.

The actor shared in his blog that he made up his mind to make a movie on Marakkar, when he visited a church in Portugal. "Our guide told that the entire church was built from money looted from Kerala. I was shocked to hear how such fabulous wealth was looted from India. I took a pledge to make a movie on the freedom fighter Marakkar there itself. This film would not have been possible without the help of powers of the universe," said Mohanlal.

Lalettan also mentioned that this project is his 45th film with ace director Priyadarshan. Earlier, noted script writer T Tamodaran also suggested Mohanlal to take up this grand project on Marakkar.