India, July 1 -- Director and screenwriter Devadath Shaji rose to fame with penning the screenplay for Mammootty's Bheeshma Parvam, the megastar's first superhit post pandemic. Additionally, he served as an assistant director on the critically-acclaimed Malayalam film, Kumbalangi Nights. The young filmmaker is now making his directorial debut with Dheeran, which will hit the big screen on July 4. In an exclusive interview with OTTplay, the director discussed the potential for a prequel to the Amal Neerad film.

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Devadath disclosed that he had thought about a prelude to the action drama that will be released in 2022. "Characters like Paily and Anj...