Arvind Swami is returning to Malayalam cinema after 25 years, for a thriller project helmed by Theevandi-director Fellini TP.

Titled Ottu (Betrayal), the film will be a Malayalam-Tamil bilingual. Kunchacko Boban will be sharing the screen with Arvind Swami in a lead role, marking their first onscreen collaboration.

Bankrolled by the August Cinemas banner run by actor Arya and producer Shaji Nadeshan, Ottu has a script by S Sajeev. AR Rahman's nephew AH Kaashif, who composed the music for August Cinemas' previous production Pathinettam Padi, is on board as the music director.

The film will go on floors by February 27 with a plan to release it in July. Mumbai, Mangaluru, and Goa are the filming locations.

Arvind Swami's last Malayalam film was director Bharathan's Devaragam.