D irector Sibi Malayil has revealed how veteran actor Mohanlal ended up playing the character Niranjan in the superhit Malayalam film ‘ Summer in Bethlehem ’, which is set to re-release in theatres next month.

Speaking at the press meet, veteran director Sibi Malayil shared several fascinating behind-the-scenes moments from the making of the iconic 1998 family entertainer, which featured Jayaram, Suresh Gopi and Manju Warrier in the lead.

When questioned about Mohanlal’s role in the film, Sibi Malayil said that writer Ranjith had travelled with him to visit Dadasaheb Phalke Award winner in Bengaluru, where the actor was undergoing treatment, to request him to act in the film.

Mohanlal had about ten minutes of screen time in the movie, but those scenes were later removed, he recalle

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