Saiju Kurup's Porattu Naadakam will now hit theatres on October 18, as announced by the makers through social media. Earlier, the film was slated to release on August 9. Presented by the late filmmaker Siddique, the upcoming film is directed by his former assistant Noushad Saffron. It is scripted by Suneesh Varanad, who earlier penned the Manju Warrier-starrer Mohanlal and Jayasurya's Eesho.

Billed as a satire based on some traditional folk art forms practised in North Kerala, Porattu Naadakam's cast also features Rahul Madhav, Ramesh Pisharody, Sunil Sukhada, Nirmal Palazhi, Rajesh Azheekode, Babu Annur, Sooraj Thelakkad, Anil Baby, Shukkoor Vakeel, Sivdas Mattannoor, Sibi Thomas, Faizal, Chithra Shenoy, Chithra Nair, Aiswarya Mithun, Jijina, and Geethi Sangeetha, among others. The film's technical crew includes cinematographer Noushad Shereef, composer Rahul Raj, and editor Rajesh Rajenndrran. It is produced by Vijayan Pallikkara under the banner of Emirates Productions, while Gayathri Vijayan and Nazar Vengara served as its co-producer and executive producer respectively.