Actor Appukutty will be playing the lead in Malayalam director Raju Chandra's fantasy thriller Piranthanaal Vazhthukal. With the film's post-production work completed, the film is scheduled to release in theatres in February. The announcement came with the launch of the film's first look poster on Thursday.
Raju Chandra has made Jimmy Ee Veedinte Aiswaryam (2019), starring Mithun Ramesh, Divya Pillai and Suraj Venjaramoodu, and I Am a Father (2022), starring Maheen K, Madhusoodanan and Anupama VP. He also wrote the story of the Kunchacko Boban-led Shikkari Shambhu (2018).
Made in a rural backdrop with a social message, the film is shot in Pollachi, areas nearby Aliyar Dam and Wagamon in Kerala.
Produced by Roji Mathew and Raju Chandra under the Plan 3 Studios and Mathens Group, the film also features Aishwarya Anilkumar, Sreeja Ravi, Roji Mathew, Santhosh Swaminathan, Eswari, Neela Karunakaran, Sulfiya Majeed, Rakhendu, Inbarasu, Vishnu, Velmurugan, Vinu Achuthan, Rukmani Babu, Bhaktavatsalan, Amit Madhavan, Vipin Dev and Vineeth.
The film's technical crew has director Raju as the cinematographer, editor Thahir Hamsa, music composers GKV and Navaneet and art director Vinod Kumar.