According to sources, Lal was absolutely excited at the offer, but had to decline it as he is busy acting and directing his latest project Cobra, with Mammootty as the hero.
But now, when the shooting of the Mani film got delayed, Lal has revived his hopes to be part of it.
Lal has earlier done a few films like Deepavali in Tamil. He started off as a director and then went on to become a producer, distributor, studio owner and actor.
He is much in demand as an actor, especially after the smashing success of Salt N’ Pepper, in which he played a chronic bachelor who falls in love with Swetha Menon’s character.
The shooting of Cobra is going on at Chalakudy now and will be completed by January end, in two schedules.
Lal is keen to be part of Mani’s project and has been hoping that the change in schedules works to his advantage.