Overview
- Prithviraj announced on Monday that filming for Khalifa Part 1 has wrapped and that the film will open in theatres worldwide on August 20, 2026 for the Onam window.
- The film is directed by Vysakh and stars Prithviraj as Maamparakkal Aamir Ali in a multi‑generational revenge story set in the world of gold smuggling.
- Khalifa is planned as a two‑part saga with Mohanlal appearing as Aamir Ali’s grandfather and expected to take a larger lead in the second instalment.
- Production shot across London, Dubai, Kerala and Nepal, and makers report that dubbing and other post‑production work are under way in Kochi with Jakes Bejoy on music, Jomon T. John on cinematography and Chaman Chacko editing.
- The casting includes Tovino Thomas, Krithi Shetty, Indrans and Bollywood actor Neil Nitin Mukesh in his Malayalam debut, a move aimed at widening the film’s pan‑Indian reach as marketing begins on social channels.