Rifle Club release date revealed: Aashiq Abu’s film joins Christmas race; read details

Aashiq Abu, the popular Malayalam filmmaker is set to make a comeback to theatres, with the upcoming multi-starrer, Rifle Club. The movie, which is touted to be an action-drama, features a massive star cast including Dileesh Pothan, Darshana Rajendran, Unnimaya Prasad, Vijaya Raghavan, Vani Viswanath, and others in key roles. Recently, Aashiq Abu took to his official social media handles and announced the Rifle Club release date, along with a new, star-studded poster of the film.

Rifle Club release date is out

Aashiq Abu recently took to his official social media handles and made the big announcement, with a special post that reads: “Rifle Club movie on December 19th worldwide, distributed and marketed by Sree Gokulam Movies.” Now, it has been confirmed that the much-awaited multi-starrer will hit the theatres as the first Malayalam release of the Christmas 2024 season. In that case, the Aashiq Abu directorial will have a box office clash with Unni Mukundan starrer Marco, and Vetrimaaran’s much-awaited Tamil film Viduthalai Part 2, at the box office.

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All about Rifle Club

The recently released star-studded poster of Rifle Club suggests that the Aashiq Abu directorial is a family drama with elements of action. The poster features the wedding of a couple, played by Dileesh Pothan and Unnimaya Prasad, who are seen posing in their wedding attire with two puppies in their hands, along with their friends and family. The guests, played by Darshana Rajendran, Vijaya Raghavan, Suresh Krishna, Vani Viswanath, Ponnamma Babu, Surabhi Lakshmi, and others, are seen posing with wine glasses in their hands.

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Even though Rifle Club was initially announced with Soubin Shahir in the lead role, the popular actor-filmmaker is no longer a part of the project. Soubin reportedly made an exit from the film, due to his busy schedule. The Aashiq Abu directorial is jointly scripted by Syam Pushkaran, Dileesh Karunakaran, and Suhas. Rex Vijayan has composed the songs and the original score. Director Aashiq Abu himself handles the cinematography of the film, which is edited by V Saajan.