Hyderabad,(IANS)| Malayalam superstar Mammootty has been roped in to play a pivotal role in Akhil Akkineni’s upcoming film ‘Agent’. If reports are to be believed, the megastar is all set to travel to Europe to shoot for the film. Mammootty, who has wrapped up the shooting of his upcoming film “Puzhu”, is reportedly all set to shoot for the much-awaited Telugu film “Agent”.
‘Agent’ is Akhil Akkineni’s spy-thriller film, which is being directed by Surendra Reddy. Akhil will be seen as a spy agent while Mammootty will play the role of an army officer.Anil Sunkara is the producer of this thriller. It is reported that the makers had initially considered Malayalam star Mohan Lal to play the role of a military officer. But, it didn’t go as planned, after which Mammootty came on board to play this crucial role.
Mammootty is happy with the role and is excited to play the officer in ‘Agent’. The next schedule of shooting is to take place in the beautiful locations of Budapest, Hungary.On the other hand, Akhil Akkineni has got a superhit response for his recently released ‘Most Eligible Bachelor’, which has Pooja Hegde as his girlfriend.