The first teaser of veteran director Priyadarshan's magnum opus movie 'Marakkar: Arabikadalinte Simham', starring Mohanlal, was released on Sunday. The 40-second long teaser shows glimpses of the film in which the superstar appears as Kunjali Marakkar, the naval chief of the Zamorin of Calicut.

The script of Marakkar is written by Priyadarshan and Ani IV Sasi. The film, which will be released simultaneously in all South Indian languages and Hindi, also features Sunil Shetty, Arjun, Madhu, Prabhu, Siddique, Nedumudi Venu, Manju Warrier, Kalyani Priyadarshan and Keerthy Suresh doing pivotal roles. Pranav Mohanlal will be seen playing the younger version of Kunjali Marakkar.

While S Thirunavukarasu handles the cinematography, award-winning production designer Sabu Cyril makes his comeback to Malayalam through the film. Produced by Ashirvad Cinemas, the film will be releasing on March 26 in 5000 theatres across the globe.