Overview
- The makers officially announced Mohanlal as Mambarakkal Ahmed Ali, the grandfather to Prithviraj Sukumaran’s character Aamir Ali.
- The franchise will span two films titled “Khalifa: The Intro” and “Khalifa Part 2: His Reign,” with the latter focused on Mohanlal’s character.
- Khalifa: Part 1 is scheduled for a theatrical release during Onam 2026.
- A recently reported teaser shows police and customs tracking a gold-smuggling network across Kerala, Nepal, the Middle East and London, with Indrans’s Hamsa cautioning authorities about risks to Aamir Ali under the COFEPOSA Act.
- The reveal poster features a bloodstained hand with a cigar beside gold bars and a revolver with the line “Before gold there was blood,” and credits Vysakh, Jinu V. Abraham, Jakes Bejoy, Jomon T. John and Chaman Chakko as key creatives.