Rana Daggubati’s Spirit Media, Tinkle Comics Launch Indian Superhero Graphic Novel ‘Minnal Murali’ (EXCLUSIVE)
variety.comRana Daggubati‘s Spirit Media has teamed with Tinkle Comics to launch a graphic novel featuring Indian superhero Minnal Murali at the Mumbai Comic-Con. “Minnal Murali” is a 2021 Malayalam-language film directed by Basil Joseph, produced by Sophia Paul’s Weekend Blockbusters and starring Tovino Thomas as the eponymous superhero.
Set in a village in Kerala, the film follows a tailor with dreams of emigrating to the U.S. and a social outcast who simultaneously get superpowers when struck by lightning (minnal means lightning in Malayalam) with the former using them for good and the latter for evil.
It was acquired by Netflix and had a direct-to-digital release on the service during the pandemic and remains one of its most popular films.
The graphic novel will delve into the superhero’s origins and unveil a new story that takes his adventures further. Spirit Media unveiled film, TV and comic-book projects with a variety of partners at the San Diego Comic-Con last year.
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