Mohanlal hints at his cult classic 'Kireedam' making a return to theatres in 4K

Chennai, June 17 (IANS) Malayalam superstar Mohanlal on Wednesday delighted his fans by announcing that his much loved cult classic, 'Kireedam', was to return to theatres in 4K shortly.

Taking to his social media timelines, he wrote, "The crown returns. Bigger. Clearer. Stronger. Kireedam in 4K - Coming Soon."

Interestingly, Mohanlal had expressed delight at the National Film Archive of India (NFDC) managing to restore his cult classic film 'Kireedam' from a 35mm release print late last year.

Last November, he had expressed the opinion that it would be an honour to witness the classic return to the screen.

Taking to his X timeline to share the news that the world premiere of the restored 4K version of the film was to be presented as part of the Special Screenings at the International Film Festival of India that was held in Goa last year, Mohanlal had said that the final grading had been supervised by the film's cinematographer S Kumar.

He wrote, "Delighted to share the world premiere of the 4K restoration of Kireedam (1989), presented as part of the Special Screenings at the 56th IFFI, Goa.

The film has been meticulously restored by NFDC – National Film Archive of India from a 35mm release print, thankfully preserved by the archive for several decades after the original camera negative had decomposed. The final grading was supervised by the film’s cinematographer, S. Kumar. It is an honour to witness this classic return to the screen."

The actor had then gone on to say, "It is heartening to see 'Kireedam' revived under the National Film Heritage Mission.