‘OM – Chapter 1’: Mammootty is Burma Karthikeyan in Dhanush-Rajkumar Periasamy’s next
A new teaser for the film 'Om – Chapter 1' introduces Mammootty as the gangster 'Burma Karthikeyan'. The film, starring Dhanush and directed by Rajkumar Periasamy, is set for an October 16 release.
Why it matters
The collaboration between major stars like Dhanush and Mammootty is a high-profile event in the Tamil film industry.
The makers of Om - Chapter 1, Tamil star Dhanush’s upcoming film with director Rajkumar Periasamy , unveiled a special teaser introducing Malayalam superstar Mammootty ’s character. The teaser was unveiled on Monday, September 7, on Mammootty’s 75th birthday .
The teaser introduces Mammootty as Burma Karthikeyan, a powerful gangster in an international crime network under investigation by Interpol. Affectionately called ‘Siya’ by locals, Karthikeyan refuses to call himself a good man. “I’m a smuggler, aren’t I? We can’t say I am a golden man. Perhaps a gold with a lot of impurities,” says Karthikeyan as we also see Dhanush’s character work under the former.
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