There are quite a number of movies which continue to remain in our hearts years after their release. One such evergreen film is the Sibi Malayil movie ‘Kireedam’ which tells the story of a young man who aspired to become a police inspector.

Now Dinesh Panicker, one of the producers of the film, came up with an interesting story during the developing stage of the film. Dinesh said that when they, along with writer Lohithadas and director Sibi Malayil, narrated the script to Mohanlal, he listened to it in a cold manner. This created a fear among the producers that Mohanlal didn’t like the script.

However, after listening to the full script, Lal had only one question. He asked them who will be playing the main villain in the film. They revealed that they had actually planned Telugu actor Pradeep Shakti to do the villain role. Later, Pradeep backed off and a crew member suggested a friend of his named Mohan Raj who works in the enforcement department. Though initially apprehensive about trying a new face, the producers decided to meet him.

On meeting Mohan Raj they were astonished as his big features were perfect for the villain character Keerikadan Jose. Even Sibi Malayil and Lohithadas were so much impressed by Mohan that they decided to go ahead with him at the very first sight. That is how Mohan Raj became the iconic villain ‘Keerikadan Jose’.