The makers of Chatha Pacha: The Ring of Rowdies, directed by debutant Adhvaith Nayar, have officially announced on Friday that the film will hit theatres on January 22. Set against the backdrop of Fort Kochi’s underground wrestling culture, it stars Arjun Ashokan, Roshan Mathew, Ishan Shoukath, Vishak Nair and Pooja Mohandas in lead roles.

Billed as an action-oriented sports comedy, Chatha Pacha explores the intersecting lives of characters drawn into a gritty, flamboyant world inspired by WWE-style wrestling clubs. The screenplay and dialogues are written by Sanoop Thykoodam, who earlier penned Chunkzz, Vikruthi, and Sumesh & Ramesh.

Chatha Pacha marks the Malayalam debut of composer trio Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy, who are composing the songs, with the background score by Kishkindha Kaandam-fame Mujeeb Majeed. The technical crew of the film further includes Anend C Chandran as director of photography, with additional cinematography by Jomon T John and Sudeep Elamon. Praveen Prabhakar handles editing, while Marco-fame Kalai Kingson serves as the action choreographer.

Chatha Pacha is backed by Ritesh S Ramakrishnan and Shihan Shoukath under the Reel World Entertainment banner. Reportedly, veteran actor Mammootty is said to appear in an important cameo role in the film. Apart from Malayalam, it will also have dubbed releases in Tamil, Telugu, Kannada and Hindi.