‘Balan — The Boy’ trailer: ‘Manjummel Boys’ director Chidambaram’s next hints at a dark tale

The trailer of Manjummel Boys director Chidambaram’s next, Balan — The Boy, is out. The much-anticipated movie volition beryllium released connected June 19, successful Malayalam, Hindi, Telugu, Tamil and Kannada. 

The trailer does not uncover much. It shows a young boy’s hunt for his mother. The boy’s parent seems to beryllium shapeshifting, moving astir a lot, arsenic if moving distant from thing that seems to person a clasp implicit her.

The trailer shows the lad asking his mother, “Mother, what is my caller name?” arsenic she whispers thing into his ear. That arouses curiosity and sets the code for a acheronian tale. The movie appears to person dealt with themes specified arsenic trauma, and survival. The movie committedness to beryllium a blend of thriller elements and aggravated drama.

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Balan was showcased astatine a marketplace screening astatine the Marche Du Film during the Cannes Film Festival. The line-up of technicians boasts names specified arsenic euphony manager Sushin Shyam, exertion Vivek Harshan, and cinematographer Shyju Khalid. The movie is written by Jithu Madhavan of Aavesham fame.

The formed includes Chandu Salimkumar, Ganapathy, Adisheshan (child actor), and Farazana Palathingal, among others. Balan is bankrolled by KVN Productions of Jana Nayagan and Toxic fame. It is co-produced by Shailaja Desai Fenn nether Thespian Films.