Josekutty Valiyakallumkal, who plays the hugely popular character named George Thekkummoottil in the hilarious sitcom Akkarakkazhchakal is making his debut in
Malayalam films with director Pradeep Nair’sCherukkanum Pennum.
The shooting of the film, with Sreejith Vijay and Deepthi Nambiar in the lead, has started in Kochi. The cinematographer is M Manoj.
“I am playing the role of Sreejith’s father in the film and it is a really interesting character,” says Josekutty. His role as an ‘American Malayali’ has great fan following, especially through the videos of the various episodes of Akkarakkazhchakal in the Internet.
“I have been part of some cultural programmes in the US and the popularity ofAkkarakkazhchakal has been beyond our wildest imaginations. We have done a movie version, which will soon be released in India. I have already received a few offers to act in movies and I am definitely interested if I get good offers,” says Josekutty.
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