There was a time when Malayalam actors were not that keen on investing money in films. It was considered rather risky and a monopoly of few production houses alone. But, with the passage of time, there has been a drastic change in the outlook of celebrities and now they are willing to fund for movies. Take a look at some of the prominent Malayalam actors who are producers too.
Interestingly, this is a common sight in industries like Bollywood, where the actors themselves would be funding for most of their movies. This trend has slowly surfaced in Mollywood too, which is indeed a good sign. Vineeth Sreenivasan, is turning a producer for an upcoming film titled as Anandam, which would be directed by Ganesh Raj. Actor Joju George, also recently wore the hat of a producer for the film Charlie.
Not many know that Mammootty and Mohanlal co-owned a production house along with I V Sasi, Seema and Century Kochumon. The production house was named as Casino films and it did produce some classics like Nadodikkattu, Gandhinagar Second Street etc. Actors like Maniyanpilla Raju and Lal ventured into producion way back and they have been prominent names in the producers list. Similarly, Friday Film House, which is owned by Vijay Babu and Sandra Thomas is one of the reputed production houses of Mollywood and they have produced 7 films so far.