The release of the Arjun Ashokan-starrer Thalavara has been postponed from its earlier announced date of August 15 to August 22. The makers confirmed the change on Wednesday through social media, unveiling a new poster featuring Arjun alongside the female lead Revathy Sharma. Presented and co-produced by Mahesh Narayanan, the film is directed by Archana 31 Not Out filmmaker Akhil Anilkumar, who co-wrote the screenplay with Appu Aslam.
Billed as a coming-of-age drama, Thalavara centres on a man with vitiligo, a skin condition that causes loss of pigment in patches. The film's cast also includes Ashokan, Tamil actor Devadarshni Chetan, Aathira Maryam, Sharath Sabha, Abhiram Radhakrishnan, Prashanth Murali, Sam Mohan, Hareesh Kumar, Sohan Seenulal, Shaju Sreedhar, Vishnu Raghu, Muhammed Rafi, Manoj Moses, Shebin Benson, Aswath Lal and Amit Mohan Rajeshwari. On the technical front, it has cinematography by Anurudh Aneesh, editing by Rahul Radhakrishnan and music by the band Electronic Kili.
Thalavara is produced by Shebin Backer under his namesake banner, in association with Mahesh’s Moving Narratives.