'Padayaatra': Mammootty and Adoor Gopalakrishnan reunite after 32 years, photos from puja ceremony out
ETimes | January 23, 2026 11:39 PM CST
Iconic filmmaker Adoor Gopalakrishnan is teaming up with Mammootty for an upcoming film titled ‘ Padayaatra ’. They launched the title today, January 23. The makers have now dropped the pictures from the puja ceremony.
Mammootty, who is headlining the film, is seen lighting the lamp, along with filmmaker Adoor Gopalakrishnan. Actors Indrans, Grace Antony are also seen on the sets. The film also has Sreeshma Chandran and Zeenath AP in the pivotal roles.
The makers dropped the pictures on Instagram and confirmed that they have started filming. “#Padayaatra Shoot Started Today!”
Check out the pictures here.
All you should know about ‘Padayaatra’Mammootty and Adoor Gopalakrishnan are reuniting 32 years after ‘Vidheyan’. ‘Padayaatra’ marks their fourth collaboration, which is quite interesting. “As the scripting was going on, only Mammootty’s face came to my mind for the central character. I felt that he would be the perfect person for the role. This will be the fourth time he plays the male lead in one of my films. I’ve never worked with any other lead actor that many times,” Adoor Gopalakrishnan told Manorama News earlier. The story, screenplay, and dialogues for the film is jointly crafted by Adoor Gopalakrishnan and KV Mohankumar.
On the technical side, the film has Meerasahib as the associate director. Cinematographer Shehnand Jalal, editor Praveen Prabhakar, and music director Mujeeb Majeed are also part of the crew. Others include production designer Shajie Naduvil, sound designer Kishan Mohan of Sapthaa Records, makeup artists Ronex Xavier and George Sebastian, and costume designer SB Satheesan.
As Adoor Gopalakrishnan and Mammootty have earlier delivered outstanding films such as ‘Anantaram’, ‘Mathilukal’ and ‘Vidheyan’, the anticipation around the upcoming film is huge.
‘Anantaram’, released in 1987, was their first film together. The psychological drama featured Ashokan, Mammootty, and Shobana in the lead roles. Later in 1990, they teamed up for ‘Mathilukal’, an adaptation of Vaikom Muhammad Basheer's novel. Mammootty won the National Film Award for Best Actor for his performance in the film. Later, they collaborated for the 1994 release ‘Videyan’, in which Mammootty essayed the role of tyrannical landlord Bhaskara Pattelar. That role is still considered one of the career's best performances of Mammootty.
Meanwhile, on the other hand, Mammootty’s recent outing was ‘Kalamkaaval’.
Mammootty, who is headlining the film, is seen lighting the lamp, along with filmmaker Adoor Gopalakrishnan. Actors Indrans, Grace Antony are also seen on the sets. The film also has Sreeshma Chandran and Zeenath AP in the pivotal roles.
The makers dropped the pictures on Instagram and confirmed that they have started filming. “#Padayaatra Shoot Started Today!”
Check out the pictures here.
All you should know about ‘Padayaatra’Mammootty and Adoor Gopalakrishnan are reuniting 32 years after ‘Vidheyan’. ‘Padayaatra’ marks their fourth collaboration, which is quite interesting. “As the scripting was going on, only Mammootty’s face came to my mind for the central character. I felt that he would be the perfect person for the role. This will be the fourth time he plays the male lead in one of my films. I’ve never worked with any other lead actor that many times,” Adoor Gopalakrishnan told Manorama News earlier. The story, screenplay, and dialogues for the film is jointly crafted by Adoor Gopalakrishnan and KV Mohankumar.
On the technical side, the film has Meerasahib as the associate director. Cinematographer Shehnand Jalal, editor Praveen Prabhakar, and music director Mujeeb Majeed are also part of the crew. Others include production designer Shajie Naduvil, sound designer Kishan Mohan of Sapthaa Records, makeup artists Ronex Xavier and George Sebastian, and costume designer SB Satheesan.
As Adoor Gopalakrishnan and Mammootty have earlier delivered outstanding films such as ‘Anantaram’, ‘Mathilukal’ and ‘Vidheyan’, the anticipation around the upcoming film is huge.
‘Anantaram’, released in 1987, was their first film together. The psychological drama featured Ashokan, Mammootty, and Shobana in the lead roles. Later in 1990, they teamed up for ‘Mathilukal’, an adaptation of Vaikom Muhammad Basheer's novel. Mammootty won the National Film Award for Best Actor for his performance in the film. Later, they collaborated for the 1994 release ‘Videyan’, in which Mammootty essayed the role of tyrannical landlord Bhaskara Pattelar. That role is still considered one of the career's best performances of Mammootty.
Meanwhile, on the other hand, Mammootty’s recent outing was ‘Kalamkaaval’.
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