Barroz: Guardian of D'Gama's Treasure

Barroz: Nidhi Kaakkum Bhootham (transl. Barroz: The Ghost that guards the treasure) is an upcoming Indian Malayalam fantasy adventure film directed by Mohanlal in his directorial debut. The screenplay was written by Jijo Punnoose based on his novel Barroz: Guardian of D' Gama's Treasure. It stars Mohanlal in the title role; with Maya, Paz Vega, Guru Somasundaram, Rafael Amargo and Cesar Lorente Raton in supporting roles. The film is produced by Antony Perumbavoor through the company Aashirvad Cinemas.The film is the most expensive Malayalam film ever made with a budget of 200 crore.

Barroz: Nidhi Kaakkum Bhootham
Promotional poster
Directed byMohanlal
Written byJijo Punnoose
Based onBarroz: Guardian of D' Gama's Treasure
by Jijo Punnoose
Produced byAntony Perumbavoor
Starring
CinematographySantosh Sivan
Edited byA. Sreekar Prasad
Music byLydian Nadhaswaram
Production
company
CountryIndia
LanguageMalayalam

Principal photography of the filming started in March 2021 and was shot at locations including Kochi, Goa, Dehradun, Portugal and Guinea.[1][2][3]

Premise

Barroz has been protecting D' Gama's treasure for 400 years and has been entrusted to hand over the treasure to a true descendant of Gama

Cast

Production

Development

Mohanlal and T. K. Rajeev Kumar were planning on making a stage play in 3D format. For that, they had a story but the director was not decided. They wanted someone experienced to direct the play, and hence Jijo Punnoose was consulted who directed India's first 3D film My Dear Kuttichathan (1984). On realising the play required a much larger budget than they expected, the project was put on hold. On their meeting, Jijo happened to talk about the story he wrote, Barroz – Guardian of D'Gama's Treasure. It excited Mohanlal who proposed the story has the potential to be made into a great movie and he would like to direct it. Punnoose welcomed the idea and encouraged him to direct. On 21 April 2019, Mohanlal published a blog post titled A New Journey Begins Barroz Guardian of D' Gama's Treasure announcing his directorial debut, a 3D film based on the story Barroz – Guardian of D'Gama's Treasure written by Jijo Punnoose. He revealed the film will be shot in Goa and the locations have been decided, and the cast includes many foreign actors. [6]

Casting

In July, Mohanlal had posted on social media a video unveiling more details about the film. In the video, he said he had cast Rafael Amargo, Paz Vega and Caesar to act in the film. Mohanlal also said, “Barroz is a story set against the backdrop of the maritime history of Portugal, Spain, Africa and India. Barroz is indeed, about our shared heritage that we inherited from our ancestors”. Veteran actor director Pratap Pothen has announced that he has been cast in the film, where he will be playing the role of a Voodoo doll.[7]

Filming

Principal photography began on 31 March 2021 and pictures of the filming were posted by Mohanlal on his Facebook page.[8]

References
  1. "Mohanlal's directorial debut 'Barroz' to start filming from March 15th". TheCompleteActor.com. 1 March 2021. Archived from the original on 16 April 2021. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
  2. "Mohanlal ropes in Spanish actors for his debut directorial 'Barroz'". The News Minute. 31 July 2019. Archived from the original on 31 July 2019. Retrieved 19 January 2020.
  3. "Mohanlal commences work on 'Barroz'". The New Indian Express. 23 February 2021. Retrieved 1 March 2021.
  4. "Mohanlal ropes in popular Spanish actors for his directorial debut Barroz". The New Indian Express. 29 July 2019.
  5. "'Barroz': Mohanlal ropes in Spanish actors for directorial debut". The Week. 30 July 2019. Archived from the original on 30 July 2019.
  6. "A New Journey Begins Barroz Guardian Of D' Gama's Treasure Mohanlal Video Blog". YouTube. Mohanlal. 24 April 2019.
  7. "Mohanlal casts Pratap Pothen in Barroz". The New Indian Express. 6 March 2020. Retrieved 25 March 2020.
  8. "'സ്റ്റാർട്ട് ക്യാമറ, ആക്ഷൻ': ബറോസ് ചിത്രീകരണം ആരംഭിച്ചു" [Barroz Movie Shoot Commenced]. Malayala Manorama (in Malayalam). 31 March 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
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