Choreographers Sumesh Sundar and Jishnudas on their viral dance moves in Amal Neerad’s ‘Bougainvillea’

Bheeshma Parvam , a slick mafia story headlined by Mammootty and directed by Amal Neerad, had more to it than the actor’s swag and screen presence. Along with Sushin Shyam’s music and background score, there were the viral dance moves by choreographers Sumesh Sundar and Jishnudas. The duo is back in the limelight, again for an Amal Neerad movie, Bougainvillea , slated to release in theatres on October 17.

Choreographers Jishnudas (left) and Sumesh Sundar| Photo Credit:SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT ‘Sthuthi’, the promo song of the movie picturised on Kunchacko Boban and Jyothirmayi, is trending on social media, clocking over 2.5 million views and counting. Sung by the film’s composer Sushin and Mary Ann Alexander, the song has been written by Vinayak Sasikumar , who also wrote the songs in Bheeshma Parvam .

Jyothirmayi, Amal’s partner, is not new to dancing, if her high-energy number ‘Chingamaasam’ from Meesha Madhavan and sensuous track ‘Osama’ from Sagar Alias Jacky Reloaded are taken into account. Her look and swag in ‘Sthuthi’ have come in for praise. “She has tried something new and has done it with flair,” says Sumesh.

Jishnu adds, “When the song came to us, we never expected her to be one of the artistes. It was exciting to work with her.” The song uses hip-hop, house, whacking, and Afro styles.

“We have fused the styles in such a way that it compliments the dark vibe of the song. The song is not your typical fast number, but we have used fast fo.