Mammootty and Ranjith team up for two films in 2012 ?

News has come out that Mammootty and Ranjith will be beteaming up for two films in the year 2012. The first one, ‘Malabar’, directed by G.S.Vijayan, will have Mammootty as the hero and Ranjith will write the screenplay. Earlier reports had indicated that Renjith will be directing the moviebut now it is clear that he will be confining himself to writing the screenplay only. Mammootty appears in the movie as the driver of Anoop Menon. Sources close to Ranjith claim thathe has created another compelling role similar to that of ‘Pranchiyettan and the Saint’ for Mammootty. The shooting will start during August in and around Calicut afterMammootty completes his work in ‘Jawan of Vellimala’. The second project which has thetwo together will be directed by Ranjith and work on it is expected to start immediately on completion of ‘Malabar’. Shankar Ramakrishnan of ‘Urumi’ fame willbe writing the screenplay and the movie is being produced by Mammootty’s intimate George. George had plans to produce ‘Newsmaker’ directed by Deepan but the plans were suspended forthe time being until next year. It was then that Mammootty suggested to George about the Ranjith film. More details about the movie are expected very soon before the shooting starts in September.