Angel John begins

Director S.L. Jayasuriya's new Malayalam film Angel John, which marks the Malayalam debut of upcoming Tamil sensation Shanthnoo Bhagyaraj (Sakkarakatti fame), son of Tamil actor-director K. Bhagyaraj and Poornima, has started rolling from July 7 in Kochi.

Superstar Mohanlal, who has a lengthy special appearance in the film, has joined the sets after completing the Dubai schedule of Murali Nagavalli’s Alexander the Great.

Mohanlal’s old romantic pair Ambika (Rajavinte Makan) will play Shanthnoo’s mother, while Nitya Menon (Aakashagopuram and Vellathooval fame) will play his lover. Mamta Mohandas will be Mohanlal’s pair.�Others in the cast are Vijayraghavan, Lalu Alex, Bheeman Reghu and Sona Nair.

Ajayan Vincent is the cameraman. Produced by K.K. Narayanan under the banner Creative Team, the film will be distributed by Max Lab and is likely to be a Ramzan release.