Casting nobody thought was coming; Director Aashiq Abu’s big revelation

Sunday 18 August, 2024 | 7:44 PM

Talk of the town Sooraj Cherukat aka Hanumankind will soon make his film debut in director Aashiq Abu’s ‘Rifle Club’. Rapper Hanumankind will play ‘Bheera’, the son of the character played by Bollywood veteran Anurag Kashyap.

Since the release of his rap song 'Big Dawgs' on July 10, Malappuram native Hanumankind’s name has travelled all across the globe, even towering in global hit charts. It is known that the rapper had completed the shooting of the movie even before the release of his song which took the world by storm.

The song ‘Big Dawgs’ has amassed 57 million views since its release. Along with the incisive lyrics and capering beats, the song video also took the spotlight for its jamboree vibes that circled the common festival spectre ‘wall of death’. The video was directed by Bijoy Shetty.

‘Rifle Club’ comes with an ensemble cast that includes, Vijayaraghavan, Raffi, Vineeth Kumar, Suresh Krishna, Darshana Rajendran, Unnimaya Prasad, Surabhi Lakshmi, and Ramzan Muhammed. The movie is written by Aashiq’s confidantes’ Dileesh Nair and Syam Pushkaran.