Aaha makers announce new release date

Indrajith Sukumaran’s sports flick ‘Aaha’ has been eyeing release for sometime now. The film was supposed to hit screens on June 4 but got postponed due to the pandemic. With the situation getting slightly better and the government granting permission to open theatres, the makers have announced November 26 as the new release date.

Debutant Bibin Paul Samuel is directing the film, which is based on Kerala’s own sport, ‘tug of war’ aka ‘vadamvali’. Scripted by Tobit Chirayath, the film’s story is inspired from a famous team called Aaha Neeloor from Pala. It is centred around the eventful journey of a tug of war team that spans two different timelines.

Santhy Balachandran of ‘Tharangam’ and ‘Jallikattu’ fame plays the female lead. Manoj K Jayan, Amit Chakalakkal and Ashwin K Kumar will also be seen in major roles. The technical crew of comprises of cinematographer Rahul Balachandran and music directors Sayanora Philip and Shiyad Kabeer (background score). Director Bibin Paul Samuel himself is editing the film.

‘Aaha’ is produced by Prem Abraham of Zsa Zsa Productions.