India, Dec. 9 -- Young Malayalam actor Sandeep Pradeep marked his first lead role with Eko, after proving his acting prowess in supporting and secondary roles. But did you know that Sandeep Pradeep was considered to play a key role in a Mohanlal film, that too as his stepson in Thudarum? Malayalam actor Binu Pappu, who featured in both Eko and Thudarum, has now spilled the beans as to how the makers wanted to cast Sandeep in the Tharun Moorthy directorial but could not because he was busy with another film, Alappuzha Gymkhana.

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Thudarum is Malayalam superstar Mohanlal's second release of 2025, which performed terrifically at the cinemas, ...