Actor Dileep's Next, Directed By Binto Stephen, Goes On Floors

Gopalakrishnan Padmanabhan, who is better known by his stage name Dileep, predominantly works in the Malayalam film industry. He is currently making headlines as he is all set to start working on his 150th film. According to reports, the upcoming project is to be directed by debutant Binto Stephen. The project was launched yesterday, on Wednesday, April 3, with a pooja ceremony.

The movie is tentatively titled D150 and is backed by Listin Stephen’s Magic Frames. The launch event was also attended by prominent film personalities like B Unnikrishnan, Sibi Malayil, Jibu Jacob, M Renjith and Siyad Kokker.

Reports suggest that D150 is scripted by Sharis Mohammed, who last wrote the Prithviraj Sukumaran-starrer Jana Gana Mana in 2022. Nivin Pauly’s next movie, Malayalee From India, is also being written by him. In both movies, Binto is serving as the chief associate director. His directorial debut was a family entertainer, which featured Dhyan Sreenivasan, Siddique, Bindu Panicker, Manju Pillai, and Johny Antony in pivotal roles.

The music for D150 will be composed by Sanal Dev, while the editing and cinematography will be handled by Sagar Dass and Renadive, respectively. The makers are planning to shoot the film in and around Ernakulam and release it during the festival of Onam.

Dileep was recently seen in the crime-thriller film Thankamani. Ratheesh Reghunandan wrote and directed the film, and R. B. Choudary under Super Good Films and Raaffi Mathirra under Iffaar Media backed the project. He played the main lead in the movie, and it is based on a real-life incident that occurred in Thankamany in October 1986. The movie also starred Neeta Pillai, Pranitha Subhash, Manoj K. Jayan, Sudev Nair and Malavika Menon in pivotal roles.

The main portion of the film shooting took place in Erattupetta, Kanjirappally, Koottickal, Poonjar, Kuttikkanam, Peermade, and Kattappana. The musical score was composed by William Francis, while the cinematography and editing were handled by Manoj Pillai and Shyam Sasidharan, respectively.

Dileep will soon be seen in the upcoming movie Pavi Caretaker. The film is directed by actor-turned-filmmaker Vineeth Kumar and is slated to hit screens on April 26.