AJ: Mohanlal is going to do a film with Jackie Chan in his upcoming movie titled 'Nair San'. The movie, to be directed by Albert, is a based on the life history of Ayyappan Pillai Madhavan Nair, who was known as Nair San in Japan. Leading Japanese actress Shunsuken Matosuoka will probably star opposite Mohanlal in this film depicting the era between 1920 and 1970.
Nair San lived in Japan for over half a century and spent several years in Manchuria. There, he was an unofficial advisor to the Manchukuo Government and the Kwangtung Army. Interestingly, when India won the 1964 Olympics hockey gold medal, the national anthem played was that of Pakistan, by mistake. And it was Nair San, the global Malayalee, who was the one to point out the mistake and rectify it. Nair San is the owner of world famous Ginza Nair Restaurant in Tokyo.
The film will be shot in Mongolia, and will have a Japanese, Chinese and English version. The film's shoot will start on September 1st. Mohanlal has given a 125-day call sheet for the film, which will be shot in Mongolia, Japan and Hong Kong. It is a big budget commercial extravaganza with a budget of around Rs 60 crore. The Morphous group from the Middle East is funding the project.
Labels: Mohanlal, Nair-San
