Mammootty has returned to the big screen with another intriguing crime thriller film 'Kannur Squad', which has received a good response from the audience for keeping them hooked. It revolves around a police officer and his team trying to catch a criminal gang in India. The movie has been performing average at the box office despite the buzz around it. Apart from Mammootty, the movie also stars Vijayaraghavan, Kishore, Rony David, Shabareesh Varma and Azees Nedumangad in pivotal roles.

Kannur Squad Box Office Collection:

According to the website Sacnilk, 'Kannur Squad' collected Rs 2 crore on day 7 as per early estimates and the movie earned Rs 2.25 crore on day 6. Its total box office collection now stands at Rs 21.05 crore.

Kannur Squad OTT Release:

According to OTTplay, the OTT rights of 'Kannur Squad' have been bought by SonyLiv for a huge price.

In an interview with Mathrubhumi, writer Rony David Raj revealed that Mammootty was not the original choice for 'Kannur Squad'.

“Before we narrated the story to Mammukka, we had approached someone else. That time, we felt that the entire story had a documentary vibe to it and so, we decided to change the second half. Consequently, the movie’s scale also increased. Then we had to have a better performer who had to pull this off,” he said.

On the work front, Mammootty will next star in 'Kaathal - The Core' along with Jyotika in the lead role. He was last seen in 'Christopher' along with Vinay Rai, Sneha, Amala Paul, Aishwarya Lekshmi and Aditi Ravi.