'Thudarum' Hit Duo Mohanlal And Tharun Moorthy To Reunite For New Film

At the recent success meet of Mohanlal’s thriller Thudarum, the film’s producer M Ranjith took to the stage to official announce a new project in which director Tharun Moorthy will reunite with Mohanlal for another film. While presenting a memento, he is said to have told Tharun Moorthy that “there is no bigger award that the chance to make another film with Mohanlal.” Tharun Moorthy is expected to start working on this new project after he completes two films, Torpedo and Operation Cambodia, a sequel to his first film Operation Java.

Their film Thudarum was among the biggest hits of all time and the first film to cross the ₹100 crore mark from Kerala theatricals alone. It is the director’s third film after making two critically acclaimed films, Operation Java and Saudi Velakka. Just last week, actor Prithviraj released a poster of a film titled Operation Cambodia, confirming that he will soon be working with director Tharun Moorthy. Reports suggest that this will be a sequel to Operation Java (2021), Tharun Moorthy’s first film. Tharun Moorthy is also the director of this year’s blockbuster starring Mohanlal Thudarum. It was earlier announced that Moorthy's next film, after Thudarum, would likely be Torpedo, starring Fahadh Faasil and Naslen.

Tharun Moorthy, in an earlier interview with The Hollywood Reporter India, had spoken about proving himself with Operation Java. Moorthy, whose breakout film was made under the pressures of proving he was capable of completing a feature, says his journey wasn’t shaped by dreams of working with stars like Mammootty or Mohanlal. “The only dream was to somehow complete one film,” he says. “Even when Mammootty called me after Saudi Vellakka, I told him I hadn’t found a subject that gave me that creative ‘kick’. He said, ‘You come to me when you find this kick.’