Malayalam actor Mithun Jai Shankar, is best known to the current generation of movie buffs as 'Bibi' from the Fahadh Faasil starrer Aavesham (2024). Fahadh's on screen bonding with Bibi, and Bibi's own antics are known to be the reason for the character/the actor's popularity.
Mithun Jai Shankar will next be seen in a Tamil movie starring actors Simran, and Sasikumar. Tentatively titled Production No: 5, this movie has Sean Roldan for music and will begin shooting from first week of October, 2024. Mithun Jai Shankar plays Simran and Sasikumar's 16 year old son in the movie, while the senior actors play a couple in their 40s. There is also a 10 year old character as the youngest son in this family dynamic.
The movie has been announced as a family entertainer, with debutant Abishan Jeevinth directing it. Million Dollar Studios and MRP Entertainment, known for producing Tamil movies like Good Night (2023), and Lover (2024), are backing this film. It releases in Summer, 2025.