The makers of Night Riders announced on Wednesday that the Mathew Thomas-starrer will release on October 10. The update was shared along with a new poster for the film. It marks the directorial debut of seasoned Malayalam editor Noufal Abdullah and is jointly scripted by Jyothish M and Sunu AV, the writer duo behind Pranaya Vilasam.
Billed as a horror comedy set in the fictional village of Nellikkampoyyil, Night Riders also stars Aavesham-fame Roshan Shanavas, Sarath Sabha, Meenakshi Unnikrishnan, Abu Salim, Rony David Raj, Vishnu Agasthya, Merin Philip, Sinil Sainuddin, Noushad Ali, Naseer Sankranthy and Chaithra Praveen.
The technical crew of the film includes Abhilash Shankar as cinematographer and Yakzan Gary Pereira and Neha S Nair as music composers, with Noufal also handling the editing. It is backed by Abbas Thirunavaya, Sajin Ali and Dipen Patel under the banner of A & HS Productions, with Vimal TK serving as co-producer.
Meanwhile, Mathew also has Salaam Bukhari’s Udumbanchola Vision and an untitled film by Arunlal Ramachandran opposite Njan Prakashan-fame Devika Sanjay in the pipeline.