Malaikottai Vaaliban: Mohanlal starrer’s OTT, satellite and overseas rights sold for a whopping price?

Ahead of the massive release in January 2024, Mohanlal’s action drama Malaikottai Vaaliban is making headlines with its massive pre-release business.

Mohanlal in Malaikottai Vaaliban

Malaikottai Vaaliban marks Malayalam superstar Mohanlal’s first onscreen collaboration with acclaimed filmmaker Lijo Jose Pellissery. The film, which is touted to be a period action drama, has created quite a stir on social media with its promising first-glimpse video and official posters. Now, Malaikottai Vaaliban is garnering the attention of cine-goers once again, with reports about its whopping pre-release business.

Malaikottai Vaaliban sets record with OTT, satellite, and overseas rights

According to latest updates, the Mohanlal-starrer has created a new record in the Malayalam film industry, in terms of its OTT, satellite and overseas rights. The buzz is that OTT platform Disney+ Hotstar has bagged the digital streaming rights of Malaikottai Vaaliban for a whopping amount. The satellite rights, on the other hand, are acquired by Asianet.

Meanwhile, music label Saregama has come on board as the audio partner of the Lijo Jose Pellissery directorial. The period action drama will be distributed overseas by Phars Films Aashirvad Cinemas and Vingles Entertainment, while Maxlab is distributing the movie domestically.

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Mohanlal starrer Malaikottai Vaaliban to release on January 25, 2024

For the uninitiated, Malaikottai Vaaliban is slated to hit the theatres across the globe on January 25, 2024 as Mohanlal’s first theatrical release of the year. Ahead of the massive global release, the cast and crew of the period action drama are reportedly planning to have a massive promotional campaign for the project.

The grapevine suggests that the official trailer of Malaikottai Vaaliban might be released on New Year’s Day. However, the makers are yet to make an official announcement on the trailer release.

Also Read: Malaikottai Vaaliban: Mohanlal to play a double role in Lijo Jose Pellissery’s period action entertainer?

Malaikottai Vaaliban’s cast and crew

Along with Mohanlal, the movie also features Sonalee Kulkarni, Andrea Ravera, Danish Sait, Hareesh Peradi, Manikandan R Achari, Katha Nandi, Rajeev Pillai and others, in key roles.

Malaikottai Vaaliban is penned by PS Rafeeque. Madhu Neelakandan is the director of photography, Prashant Pillai has composed songs and the original score, and Deepu S Joseph has handled the editing of the Mohanlal starrer.

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