The makers of 'Athiran' confirmed that the movie has nothing to do with the Martin Scorsese directorial 'Shutter Island.' According to the sources, the director of the movie, debutant Vivek P.F has confirmed that the movie has nothing in common with the storyline of 'Shutter Island.' However, the director said that 'Athiran' belongs to a similar kind of genre that has the horror and psychological elements in it.

The upcoming Fahadh Faasil starrer 'Athiran' has been creating mystery ever since the teaser was released. Sai Pallavi's scary avatar and the twisted links in the trailer made the audience reminded about the 2010 movie 'Shutter Island' as the movie had some similarities with the elements in the trailer of 'Athiran.' The trailer had a few elements like the abandoned hospital, weird patients and the lady patient, who acted very strangely.

'Shutter Island,' directed by Martin Scorsese said a story about a patient who is brought to a hospital as if he is investigating a lady's unbelievable disappearance. But as the movie progresses, the lead discovers that he is a patient and there isn't any possibility of getting out of the island. The upside down story is one of the most discussed Hollywood movies.

'Athiran' is the debut directorial of Vivek. P. F, while Mathews has scripted the movie and Anu Moothedath has cranked the lens. P. S Jayahari will handle the music department and Ayoob Khan has been roped in as the editor. Actor Fahadh Faasil will be seen playing the lead and Sai Pallavi as the female lead. The movie also marks the comeback of actress Sai Pallavi to the M-Town, as she had gone to Tamil and Telugu industries after completing her second film. Sai hasn't acted in any Malayalam films for the past three years. The film will have actors like Lena, Atul Kulkarni, Prakash Raj and Renji Panicker handling some pivotal roles in the movie. The movie is slated to release on