Kalabahavan Mani is going to play the lead character in Bada Bhai directed by debutant Shyam.The pooja of the film was held at Cochin tower last week. The film is set in the back drop of the communal riots in Gujarat. Mani plays the character of a Keralite who fought against the communal forces during the riots. The director makes it clear that the character is completely fictional.

The screenplay is by he Shah Korani-Hameed team and is produced under the banner of Kalyanji Films. The movie will also cast Suraj Venjaarmoodu, Salimkumar, Riyaz Khan, Rajan P. Dev, Mala Aravindhan, Indrans, Mamukoya, Machan Varghese, Augustine, Bijukuttan and Jaffer Idukky.