Mohanlal is all set to act in a Hollywood movie named ‘Billion Dollar Raja’ written and directed by Nayan Padrai and produced by Sheetal Vyas.
This investigative mafia drama is focused on the true story of Galleon Group founder and fund manager Mr Raj Rajaratnam and the biggest insider trading case in history. Mohanlal will don the role of Mr Rajaratnam in the movie.
The movie is filmed primarily in New York City and also includes locations Florida and Italy.
Sheetal, whose debut production was ‘When Harry Tries to Marry’, is now working on the movie titled ‘Banker to the Poor’ based on the life of Muhammad Yunus, Nobel Prize winner. The romantic, comedy film ‘When Harry Tries to Marry’ which was also directed by Nayan Padrai has won several accolades and received overwhelmingly positive reviews.
Mohanlal also plays the central role of the ISRO scientist Nambi Narayanan in the Bollywood film ‘Witch Hunt’ directed by popular actor-director Ananth Mahadevan and scripted by journalist writer C P Surendran.