Vishu-Easter Malayalam movie releases

The Vishu-Easter season, which is deemed as the best time to release films in Kerala, kicked off from Friday (11 April).

Several biggies have lined up for release during the 10-day-long holiday weekend (11-20 April) in the state. Films of popular Malayalam stars including Mammootty, Dileep, Fahadh Faasil, Prithviraj and Kunchacko Boban will be clashing at the box office.

Check out the list of Malalyalam films hitting the screens during the Vishu-Easter 2014.

• Mammooty's Gangster - April 11
• Dileep's Ring Master - April 12
• Prithviraj's 7th day - April 12
• Polytechnic - April 12
• 1 by Two - April 13

Mammootty's "Gangster" is all set to kick off the holiday season with its release on 11 April.

"Gangster," directed by Aashiq Abu, is a crime thriller flick with Mammootty playing the role of Akbar Ali Khan. The film has Nyla Usha and Aparna Gopinath in female lead roles, whereas Sekhar Menon, John Paul, TG Ravi and Kunchan appear in supporting roles.

The film's music is composed by Deepak Dev, cinematography is handled by Alby and editing is done by Saiju Sreedharan.

"Gangster" has received an "A" rating from the censor board. The film will be having a solo release on Friday.