Jithu Madhavan Drops Mohanlal’s Film: Director Explains What Went Wrong?

The upcoming film Scene starring Suriya is creating excitement among movie fans. The film is directed by Jithu Madhavan who is known for making entertaining films. The makers recently released a new glimpse of the movie, introducing Suriya as a police officer with a different style of investigation. The film is scheduled to release in theatres on November 6, 2026, during the Diwali festival.

One of the biggest highlights of the new glimpse is the confirmation about Naslen’s character. Director Jithu Madhavan has put an end to the rumours and confirmed that Naslen plays the villain in the film. There were several theories about his role. Some people believed that Naslen was part of Suriya’s team while others thought different. However, the latest update has cleared the confusion surrounding Naslen’s character.

In Scene, Suriya plays DSP Inbaraj, a cheerful and intelligent police officer. The new glimpse shows him investigating a serious case during the COVID-19 outbreak. Even while dealing with a difficult investigation, he maintains his cheerful nature and cracks jokes. His different approach to solving cases is one of the interesting aspects of the film.

Apart from Suriya and Naslen, the film also features Nazriya Nazim Fahadh, Anandraj, Lal and Raj Priyan. Suriya and Jyotika are producing the movie under the banner of Zhagaram Studios.

Meanwhile, Jithu Madhavan has also spoken about his planned film with Malayalam superstar Mohanlal. The director revealed that the project has been dropped. He explained that he had written the story keeping Mohanlal in mind, so replacing him with another actor would not be easy.

Jithu said that the film required many shooting days because of its large number of action sequences. He tried to reduce the schedule, but it was not possible to bring it down to a manageable number of days. Since Mohanlal is continuously working on different films, managing such a long schedule became difficult.