Actor Prithviraj who is edging to the throne of super stardom with the push he got with solo hit Puthiyamugham is teaming up with the most promising Malayalam director Amal Neerad in the film Anwar.

This is first time Amal Neerad and Prithviraj teams up, as Amal had taken movies only with superstars. Amal who is known as the director who specializes in creating the most stylish appearances and presentations is collaborating with R. Unni for scripting the movie as in his debut Malayalam film Big B.

Amal who is applauded for his narrative style and technical finesse has started production for Anwar at Kochi, Amal Neerad presents a debutant cameraman Satheesh Kurup and his friend Gopi Sundar will be in charge of music.

Mamtha, Prakash Raj, Lal are act mates. Actress Mamta Mohandas has been cast opposite Prithviraj for the first time. This will be her film after Passenger.

Produced by Rajesh Zacharias under the banner Red Carpet Films will reach theatres in April 2010.