Jayaram, the hero of humorous family movies will for the first time make an appearance in an art house production. The actor has agreed to be a part of the new movie ‘Purathekkulla Vazhi’ to be directed by one of the most sensitive filmmakers of our times, T V Chandran. The schedules of the movie featuring Jayaram will be only in June, though the filmmaker has already started his shoot of other portions.

The movie based on the stories by Kakkanadan kicked of its shoot, featuring the writer in his own residence at Kollam. Planned as a tribute to one of the greatest writers of Malayalam, the movie shot by Madhu Ambat will have its portions shot at Kuttanad and Delhi.