Playback singer and composer M.G. Sreekumar plans to direct a film in the coming year with Mohanlal in the lead. “I am planning to make a film like ‘Kancheevaram’ and I want Mohanlal to play the lead,’’ Sreekumar said at a press conference called to brief the media about the music extravaganza on Thursday evening to mark the 25 years of the singer’s career.