Speaking at a Facebook Live from Hyderabad recently, Superstar Mohanlal announced that he has completed ‘Marakkar: Arabikadalinte Simham’ shoot at Ramoji City. He added that the movie will be wrapped soon as only a 3-4 days shoot is remaining. He said the movie is one of the big projects in his eventful career.

Lal plays the character, Kaunjali who was the chief of Zamorin's powerful navy. He fought against the Portuguese and attained martyrdom in battle. “Priyadarshan has mixed history with other elements to make it a visual treat. Within three months, it was completed by the director which is a great achievement,” said Lal.

He also praised the Lucifer director Prithviraj for his debut directorial. “Prithviraj has done a good job to make Lucifer a grand project,” said Mohanlal. Mohanlal said he feels immensely proud of being honoured with Padma Vibhushan, one of the highest awards ever bagged by him. Terming his four-decade long career as eventful, Lal said it was a great fan moment acting with legends like Amitabh Bachchan, Shivaji Ganeshan, etc.