Mamangam

Mamangam marks the directorial debut of Sajeev Pillai, a former associate of the legendary Adoor Gopalakrishnan. The movie stars Mammootty in the lead and is touted to be a big-budget period drama revolving around the medieval festival Mamangam which is conducted every 12 years on the banks of Bharathapuzha in Thirunavaya region. The movie is scripted by Sajeev Pillai after 12 years of extensive research on the topic. Venu Kunnampilly is producing Maamangam under the banner of Kavya Films. The movie is touted to be the most expensive film in Mammootty's career; MT Vasudevan Nair team’s Pazhassi Raja, which was made on a budget of Rs 24 crores, was the actor's most expensive film till the announcement of Maamangam.

Mamangam however faced many controversies prior to the release. Sajeev Pillai had differences with the producer and he was ousted from the project. Mamangam is now the directorial of M Padmakumar. A few actors were also replaced. Shanker Ramakrishnan has been roped to script a new screenplay.