Ace cinematographer Santosh Sivan will don the role of a director once again with his new film Kunjali Marakkar IV.
 

The Thalapathi cinematographer has officially released the first look poster of the film. The film will star Mammootty in the lead role, and is said to be based on the story of the warrior and captain of Kozhikode Samoothiri's Navy, Kunjali Marakkar.

This Malayalam film, written by T.P. Rajeevan and Shankar Ramakrishnan, will be produced by August Cinemas. Santosh Sivan's last directorial venture was Inam, which talked about the civil war that prevailed in Sri Lanka.