Overview
- Excel Entertainment said it will present and distribute the Hindi version of Half across North India in association with AA Films, a deal first reported Thursday by multiple outlets.
- Half will have its world premiere in TIFF’s Midnight Madness program, giving the film festival visibility that can boost international sales and press.
- Directed by Samjad and co-written with Praveen Viswanath, the film stars Ranjith Sajeev, Aiswarya Raj, Abbas and Amala Paul and follows two half‑blooded vampires on a violent revenge mission.
- Producers and crew built the film as an action piece: it was shot over 117 days in Rajasthan, Kerala and Kazakhstan, trained actors for real stunts under Very Tri Yulisman, and deliberately avoids slow‑motion sequences.
- Excel’s acquisition marks the company’s first Malayalam release and signals a wider pan‑India rollout for Half, which is planned for Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu, Hindi and Kannada releases and may broaden North Indian box‑office exposure for regional cinema.