Sony pictures with Malayalam actor Prithviraj Sukumarans home production

Mumbai, March 17: Sony Pictures International Productions is now making a foray into regional cinema in India with Malayalam superstar and actor Prithviraj Sukumarans maiden home production.

Helmed under the banner Prithviraj Productions, co-founded by Prithviraj with his wife and former journalist Supriya Menon, it will be their first home production and is set to start rolling by mid-April 2018.

"We have been looking for the right opportunity to break into the fast-growing regional Indian markets," Laine Kline, Head of Sony Pictures International Productions, said in a statement.

"In this partnership with Prithviraj, we've found the perfect entry," Kline added.