Mohanlal Meets A Fahadh Faasil Superfan In Hridayapoorvam Teaser
He then turns around to take a small amount of what seems to be prasadam and offers it to Mohanlal, even as he says, 'I love Malayalam film industry. Very sensible! But my girlfriend, she's totally Bollywood style." The man goes on to point to the pooja he has performed and says, 'I'm doing this just for her. But I love Fafa man."
Mohanlal, who is clueless about Fafa, asks 'Fafa?" The man explains Fafa stands for Fahadh Faasil. 'Aavesham, Kumbalangi Nights. What a performance! Eyes, drama, fantastic!," he offers to generously enlighten Mohanlal. Mohanlal then gently points out that there are also good senior actors in Malayalam.
To this, the man says,"No,no! Only Fafa!" Mohanlal repeats 'Only Fafa?" When he says yes, Mohanlal gives back the prasadam and walks away, even as we are presented a bouquet of scenes that show that the film will have no dearth of humour.
One of Malayalam cinema's iconic directors, Sathyan Anthikad, known for his heartwarming dramas, is directing this film. Anthikad's collaboration with Mohanlal has delivered timeless classics and therefore expectations from this film too are huge.
Apart from Mohanlal, the film will also feature actors Malavika Mohanan, Sangeeth Prathap, Sangita, Siddique, Nishan, Baburaj, Lalu Alex and Janardhanan among others.
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