Barroz Movie (2023):
Barroz: Guardian of Treasures is an upcoming Indian Malayalam action adventure fantasy film starring Mohanlal in the title role, with Maya, Sara Vega, Tuhin Menon, Guru Somasundaram, and Cesar Lorente Raton in other important roles.
It is directed by Mohanlal in his directorial debut. The film’s screenplay was written by Jijo Punnoose based on his novel Barroz: Guardian of D’Gama’s Treasure. It is produced by Antony Perumbavoor through Aashirvad Cinemas.
Principal photography began on 31 March 2021 at sets built in Fort Kochi. Filming that had begun with 85 crew went on for a week in Kochi before the second COVID-19 lockdown ceased it. Filming was wrapped on 29 July 2022. The film was shot in 3D and is planning for a 2023 release.
Barroz Movie Information:
| Movie Name | Barroz |
|---|---|
| Genre | Action Adventure Fantasy |
| Country | India |
| Language | Malayalam |
| Release Date | 2023 (Expected) |
| Running Time | TBA |
| Based on | Barroz: Guardian of D’Gama’s Treasure by Jijo Punnoose |
| Starring | Mohanlal Maya Sara Vega Tuhin Menon Guru Somasundaram |
| Directed by | Mohanlal |
| Written by | Jijo Punnoose |
| Produced by | Antony Perumbavoor |
| Cinematography by | Santosh Sivan |
| Edited by | A. Sreekar Prasad |
| Music by | Lydian Nadhaswaram |
| Production Company | Aashirvad Cinemas |
| Special Effects | Mbrella Films (VFX Production Services) |
| Distributed by | TBA |
| Budget | TBA |
| Box Office Collection | TBA |
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Barroz Movie Storyline:
The film story is centered around a 17th-century fable based on a Portuguese-Afro-Indian myth along the Malabar Coast about a hidden treasure of a D’Gama family. A 400-year-old spirit, Barroz, assigned to guard D’Gama’s treasure is waiting to hand it over only to a true descendant of D’Gama.
Barroz Movie Cast and Characters:
- Mohanlal as Barroz
- Maya as Isabella
- Sara Vega as Teresa de Gama
- Tuhin Menon as Ron Madhav
- Guru Somasundaram
- Ignacio Mateos as Cristóvão da Gama
- Kallirroi Tziafeta
- Cesar Lorente Raton
- Komal Sharma
- Padmavati Rao
- Pedro Figueiredo
- Jayachandran Palazhy
- Geethi Sangeetha
Interesting Facts About Barroz Movie:
- Mohanlal’s directorial debut after more than four decades-long career as an actor, producer, and distributor.
- Mohanlal’s daughter Vismaya Mohanlal worked as an assistant director under him.
- Through a video posted on social media in July 2019, Mohanlal revealed that Spanish actors Paz Vega, Rafael Amargo, and Caesar Lorente Raton would appear in the film.
- Prithviraj Sukumaran had to opt out from the film post-COVID-19 break due to scheduling conflicts with his films Kaduva and Aadujeevitham. His portions were scraped and re-shot. He was replaced by Tuhin Menon
- Shayla McCaffrey was initially cast in the female lead role, she was recast post-COVID-19 break due to her age.
- K. U. Mohanan, who was originally attached as the cinematographer was replaced by Santosh Sivan before filming began.
