Globally much-admired cinematographer-turned manager Santosh Sivan will play the guide role of well-known Indian painter Raja Ravi Varma in well-known Malayalam executive Lenin Rajendran's new-fangled era movie patrician Makaramanju.

Karthika, daughter of actress Radha as well as niece of Ambika, who a moment ago debuted in movies by means of Vasu Varma-directed Josh (Telugu) contradictory Naga Chaitanya, will be the brave woman. More facts are scheduled.

Meanwhile, subsequent to his much-acclaimed sooner than the Rains, Santosh Sivan is probable to begin his subsequently motion picture on violence as well as the Sri Lankan Tamil issue by the closing stages of this year. A quantity of sources says he also has strategy to unswerving a sequel meant for his Malayalam mega-blockbuster Yodha (1992). Mohanlal is whispered to have previously owed dates meant for the prelude, titled Yodha 2.