Indrajith Sukumaran dropped a poster featuring the release date for his upcoming Malayalam sports drama ‘Aaha’, on his official Instagram handle. The Bipin Paul Samel directed feature will come to theaters around the globe in the first week of June. Check out the Instagram post at the end of this article
Based on one of the biggest sports in Kerala, Tug of War (called Vadamvali in Malayalam) – the movie will be set in the 80s and 90s era, when the sport was hugely popular all around the state and competitions occurred during every major festival. The film will focus on a team lead by Gneevichan Aashan (portrayed by Manoj K. Jayan) who inspired fear in the hearts of teams all around Kerala. The teaser which was released almost a year back, shows us the various training Gneevichan’s players undergo so as to prepare themselves for the competitions. Check out the teaser at the end of this article.
Much of the film’s plot is kept under wraps, but the film will be around the aforementioned sport of Tug of War. The film’s title ‘Aaha’ is the sound the players and the coach make while trying to pull the rope, which helps the sportsmen to maintain a rhythm during the pulling process. Amith Chakkalakal, Santhy Balachandran, Ashwin Kumar, Siddartha Siva, Jayashanker Kaarimuttom, Megha Thomas, Vidhya Vijaykumar and Anup Pandalam join Manoj and Indrajith as cast in ‘Aaha’.
Scripted by Tobit Chirayath, the movie is inspired by a famous team ‘Aaha Neeloor’ from Pala and will center around the tug of war team’s journey that spans two timelines. ‘Aaha’ is produced by Prem Abraham of Zsa Zsa Productions.
‘Aaha’ will release in theaters in the first week of June – June 4th 2021.