Bollywood actor John Abraham is set to make his debut in the Malayalam film industry as a producer with Mike, which is set to hit theatres on August 19.
Backed by John through his banner JA Entertainment, the upcoming movie is directed by Vishnu Sivaprasad and written by Ashiq Akbar Ali.
The actor-producer shared the release date of the film in an Instagram post on Sunday.
“JA Entertainment's first Malayalam film 'MIKE' in cinemas on 19th August 2022. #MIKE,” John captioned the movie's poster.
Billed as a coming-of-age story, Mike stars Ranjith Sajeev in his feature debut, along with Anaswara Rajan, Jinu Joseph, Akshay Radhakrishnan, Abhiram, and Sini Abraham.
On the acting front, John will next be seen in Mohit Suri's Ek Villain Returns, set to hit the screens on July 29.
The 49-year-old has also started shooting for Dinesh Vijan's action thriller Tehran, the makers said on Monday.
Maddock Films, Vijan's production banner, shared the first-look video of Abraham on its official Twitter page.
“Lights. Camera. Time for some ACTION! #Tehran shoot begins. Starring @TheJohnAbraham. Directed by #ArunGopalan and produced by #DineshVijan, #SandeepLeyzell, @ShobhnaYadava. Written by @writish and @ashishpverma. @bakemycakefilms,” the production house said in a tweet.
Inspired by true events, Tehran is written by Ritesh Shah and Ashish Prakash Verma and marks the feature directorial debut of ad filmmaker Arun Gopalan.
Tehran is a Maddock Films production in association with Bake My Cake Films. Besides Vijan, Shobhna Yadav and Sandeep Leyzell are also credited as producers on the film.
