January 2026 (already festival-bowing at IFFK) | Watch for: The song “Mannu Charanmarude” (Feet of the Soil)—a 9-minute thrash metal track with lyrics from a 16th-century warrior poem. Bonus: The Wildcard – Ganaka (The Reckoner) Director: Rajeev Ravi Music: Sushin Shyam + a 30-piece choir from Kerala’s Syrian Christian tradition
August 2026 | Watch for: The 15-minute sequence where she “plays” the monsoon—every raindrop a note. 3. The Jazz-Infused Noir: Randu Moonnu Raavukal (Two and a Half Nights) Director: Anwar Rasheed Music: K, Mahesh Narayanan, and a surprise collaboration with an anonymous Kerala jazz trio. what to watch malayalam musical coming soon movies 2026
1948. Cochin. A female jazz singer (newcomer Tara Krishnan) is hired by a dying British spy to sing at a private club where no one speaks—only writes notes. She realizes the songs she performs are coded blueprints for a hidden treasure, and the audience is a den of former princes, smugglers, and communist rebels. January 2026 (already festival-bowing at IFFK) | Watch