Kayadu Lohar’s first look from Tovino Thomas’ Pallichattambi unveiled

The makers of the Malayalam action film Pallichattambi have released Kayadu Lohar’s first-look poster. Starring Tovino Thomas in a new avatar, the period film is set in the 1950s–60s and will release worldwide on April 9, 2026.

Chennai: The makers of director Dijo Jose Antony’s upcoming big budget Malayalam action entertainer, ‘Pallichattambi’, featuring actor Tovino Thomas in the lead, on Monday released the first look poster of actress Kayadu Lohar in the film, much to the delight of fans and film buffs.

For the unaware, Kayadu Lohar, who shot to fame with her fine performance in the Tamil blockbuster film ‘Dragon’, plays the female lead in this film along with Tovino Thomas.

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Actor Tovino Thomas, who took to his Instagram page to share the first look poster of Kayadu Lohar in the film, wrote, “And then, there was love… Love for a character, for a world, and for the soul of Pallichattambi! Worldwide release on April 9, 2026. #PallichattambiMovie #April09_2026 #DijoJoseAntony #TovinoThomas#KayaduLohar JakesBejoy.”

It may be recalled that the makers of the film have already announced that the film would hit screens worldwide on April 9 this year.

Produced under the banners of World Wide Films and C Qube Bros Entertainments, ‘Pallichattambi’ will seek to present actor Tovino Thomas in a never-before-seen look. Sources close to the unit of the film have disclosed that the story of the film is set in the 1950s–60s period.

The film is being produced by Noufal and Brijeesh under the World Wide Films banner, along with Chanukya Chaithanya Charan under the C Qube Bros Entertainments banner. The film is being released in five languages, including Malayalam.

The cast, apart from Tovino and Kayadu Lohar, will also include Vijayaraghavan, Sudheer Karamana, Baburaj, Vinod Kedamangalam, Prashanth Alexander, and several other prominent actors.

On the technical front, the film’s script has been penned by S Suresh Babu. Its cinematography has been handled by Tijo Tomy, while its music has been composed by Mollywood’s music sensation Jakes Bejoy. Editing is by Sreejith Sarang, and production design is by Dileep Nath.

Meghasyam and Thanzeer have served as the associate producers of the film, which has its costumes designed by Manjusha Radhakrishnan.

Renit Raj and Kiran Raphael have worked as the chief associate directors in this film, the sound design of which is by Sync Cinema. Art direction for the film is by Rajesh Menon and casting is by Binoy Nambala.