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Alone teaser: Mohanlal’s new movie revisits loneliness of Covid-19 induced lockdown

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Malayalam celebrity Mohanlal on Friday unveiled the teaser of his upcoming film Alone. The tagline of the film reads, “Real Heroes Are Always Alone.” The trailer begins with a picture of Mohanlal seen by a keyhole. He is carrying a see-through masks as he introduces himself as Kalidasan. He additionally suggests his numerous different most popular names. Staying true to the title, we don’t see every other individual within the teaser, apart from Kalidasan.

Judging from the teaser, it looks like Alone is about towards the backdrop of Covid-19 induced lockdown. Kalidasan is locked inside the home and his solely contact with the world appears to occur by layers of partitions. Either he speaks by the door or on the cellphone. No in-person communication. The solely factor we find out about Kalidasan is he has gone to jail. Either he’s a felony or a cop. When he’s requested who he’s, he makes up a job title, which is a part of the United Nations.

Alone is directed by Shaji Kailas. And the movie appears very completely different from the standard Shaji Kailas movies. Alone marks the reunion of Mohanlal and Shaji after a niche of 12 years. The actor-director duo had earlier delivered hits like Aaram Thamburan and Narasimham. Their final collaboration was Red Chillies, which got here out in 2009. The tone, really feel and texture of Alone, nevertheless, looks like a departure from the over-the-top masala entertainers that folks have come to anticipate from this collaboration.

Alone looks like a one-actor film. However, the makers haven’t confirmed it formally. The movie will launch in cinemas quickly.

Mohanlal’s Monster, in the meantime, opened in cinemas internationally in the present day.