India, Dec. 6 -- The makers of the forthcoming Malayalam movie Khalifa - The Bloodline have dropped a major update about its cast today (December 6). It has been confirmed that Mohanlal will play Prithviraj Sukumaran's grandfather in this highly anticipated action thriller.

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The Malayalam superstar's appearance in the movie is not shown on the poster, but it does indicate that he would play Mambarakkal Ahmed Ali. His character will have a significant role in Khalifa: Part 1-The Intro, and the poster also indicates that the movie will be released in instalments. The tag line "Before gold...there was blood" is als...