The first look of Dhyan Sreenivasan’s upcoming film Detective Ujjwalan will be out on January 19, Sunday, at 11 am. Written and directed by debutant duo Indraneel Gopeekrishnan and Rahul G, the film is being made as a fun-filled investigative thriller.

Sophia Paul's Weekend Blockbusters is producing the film, which is planned as the second instalment in the Weekend Cinematic Universe (WCU), which began with the Tovino Thomas-starrer Minnal Murali (2021). The banner's recently announced zombie film Jambi, directed by George Kora, is also part of the same universe.

Detective Ujjwalan also stars Siju Wilson, Kottayam Nazeer, Rony David Raj, Seema G Nair, Nirmal Palazhi, and Kalabhavan Navas in prominent roles. It also marks the feature film debut of popular social media talents Ameen, Nihal Nizam, Nibraz Noushad, and Shahubas. The film's technical crew includes cinematographers Prem Akkattu and Sraiyanti, editor Chaman Chacko, and music director Rzee.