After making rounds in film circuits, Kottukkaali, which stars Soori and Anna Ben in lead roles, is all set to be released in theatres. Actor-producer Sivakarthikeyan, who is backing the film under his banner Sivakarthikeyan Productions in association with The Little Wave Productions announced that the film will be released on August 23.

Kottukkaali is directed by PS Vinothraj, who last helmed Koozhangal which won the Tiger Award at the International Film Festival Rotterdam in 2021. Kottukkaali was the first Tamil film to have premiered at the Berlin Film Festival. The film was also screened at the Transilvania International Film Festival where it bagged the special jury award, and Portugal International Film Festival where it received the Golden Lynx Award for the Best Feature Film.

The film marks Soori's third film as a lead, as he debuted with Vetrimaaran's Viduthalai and followed it up with the recent Garudan. For Anna Ben, the film will mark her debut in the Tamil film industry. On the technical team, B Sakthivel is handling cinematography, while Ganesh Siva is taking care of editing.