Well, Kalidas Jayaram is all set to make his debut as a hero in Malayalam. Kalidas, through his official Facebook page, revealed that he will be playing the lead in Abrid Shine’s next directorial. Abrid’s 1983 and Action Hero Biju starring Nivin Pauly were successful films in Malayalam and this implies a good start for Kalidas.

He was last seen as a child artist in the film Ente Veedu Appuvinteyum (2003) which won him the National Award for best Child Artist. He will also be seen as the lead in Tamil movies such as  Meen Kuzhambum Mann Panaiyum where Kamal Haasan plays a guest role and Balaji Tharaneetharan’s Oru Pakka Kathai. The upcoming film with Abrid will mark his return to Malayalam.