Malayalam superstars Mohanlal and Mammootty reunited after 18 years for the film Patriot directed by Mahesh Narayanan. Consequently, it carried massive expectations since its announcement. However, the film was released in theatres on 1st May and ended up being a terrible disappointment.
Following Patriot, both superstars have started focusing on their independent journeys. Although Mohanlal made a solid comeback with the box-office success of his anticipated film Drishyam 3, Mammootty is yet to re-establish his winning streak and is acting in multiple projects including Padayatra directed by the legendary Adoor Gopalakrishnan.
In this scenario, now there is strong speculation that Adoor Gopalakrishnan is planning to rope in Mohanlal for a crucial role in Padayatra. If this speculation proves true, we may once again witness the Mohanlal and Mammootty combo in Padayatra.
Also, most Malayalam cinephiles have wished to witness a film featuring the combo of Adoor Gopalakrishnan and Mohanlal for a long time. Hence, if Mohanlal steps into Padayatra, this film will mark the first collaboration between Adoor Gopalakrishnan and Mohanlal.
In response to this speculation, many Malayalam fans have already started celebrating, suggesting that this is the dream collaboration of Malayalam cinema and claiming that if it happens, it would be the most iconic film of Mollywood. They also believe that this film would do wonders at the box office.
Meanwhile, some people are afraid of this back to back collaborations of the superstars because they feel that after the terrible failure of Patriot, the superstars should have taken at least some time for their next collaboration. Since the most anticipated collaboration of Malayalam cinema is happening simultaneously, they claim that it might become a normal thing in the mindset of the audience and will no longer carry any hype.
Nonetheless, there is still no official update on this yet and it remains to be seen whether Mohanlal will step into the film Padayatra and, if he does, how the project will take shape in the future.
