The buzz is that Mohanlal will star in a film with martial arts hero Jackie Chan. Mohanlal has prepared a script based on the life of freedom fighter Ayyar Pillai Madhavan.

The film has been titled Nayarsen. A newbie, Albert will direct the film. While Mohanlal plays the title role, Jackie Chan is set to play an equally significant role. Mohanlal said that the film, to be shot extensively in Mongolia and China, will be made simultaneously in Malayalam, Chinese, Japanese and English