On Monday, the makers of Yogi Babu's upcoming film Boat, directed by Chimbudevan, announced that the film will hit theatres on August 2. Apart from Yogi Babu, the film also stars Gouri G Kishan,  Madumkesh Prem, MS Bhaskar, Chinni Jayanth, Jesse Fox-Allen, Chaams, Madhumitha, Sha Ra, Kollapuli Leela and Aakshath Das.

Previously, the makers unveiled the film's teaser in which we can see that the film is set in 1943 during British rule in India. When Japan bombarded Madras Presidency, ten strangers got onto a boat and took shelter in the Bay of Bengal. Yogi Babu plays the boatman. When a crisis arises in the middle of the sea, Yogi Babu must make some serious decisions to safeguard the lives of people on the boat.

Maali and Maanvi Movie Makers and Chimbudeven Entertainment are backing the upcoming film Boat, which is said to be a story set in the ocean. The film will be distributed by Shakthi Film Factory.

With cinematography by Madhesh Manickam, Boat features music by Ghibran, editing by Mani Maran and production design by T Santhanam.