Censoring formalities of the upcoming film Kattalan, headlined by Antony Varghese Pepe, has been completed with the CBFC granting the film an A certificate. With that, the film's release has been confirmed on May 28.

Directed by debutant Paul George, Kattalan is a high-voltage actioner revolving around the gritty world of ivory smuggling. It is co-written by director Paul, Joby Varghese and Jero Jacob, while the dialogues are penned by Unni R.

The cast includes Tamil actor Dushara Vijayan, making her Malayalam debut, alongside Sunil, Kabir Duhan Singh, Jagadish, Siddique, Anson Paul, Raj Tirandasu, Baby Jean, Hipster, Hanan Shaah, and Parth Tiwari, among others.

The technical crew comprises B Ajaneesh Loknath and Ravi Basrur as composers, Renadive as cinematographer, Shameer Muhammed as editor and Kecha Khamphakdee as stunt choreographer.  The film is produced by Shareef Muhammed under the banner of Cubes Entertainments, best known for backing Unni Mukundan’s action thriller Marco.