A washed-up wrestler's life changes when he brings a passionate female wrestler from Punjab to his conservative Kerala village, sparking a comedic yet inspiring revolution in the local wrestling pits.
Acting
Wamiqa Gabbi's physicality sells every throw; Tovino's slouch is a whole character.
Direction
Basil Joseph balances crowd-pleasing beats with genuine village texture.
Writing
Malayalam-Punjabi banter that actually lands, not caricature.
Director
Basil Joseph
Wamiqa Gabbi
Aditi Singh
Tovino Thomas
Anjaneya Das
Renji Panicker
Captain
Aju Varghese
Balan
Hareesh Peradi
Ravi
Maala Parvathi
Das' Mother
Mamukkoya
Pokker
Bijukuttan
Kola Machan
Hareesh Perumanna
Dhim Dhimi
Sreejith Ravi
Vijayan
Binu Adimali
Rogue Man
Dharmajan Bolgatty
Danger
Shine Tom Chacko
Kidilan Firoze
Gokulan
Driver
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Wamiqa Gabbi trained for months with actual wrestlers in Punjab; her mat work is almost entirely her own. No stunt doubles for the grappling sequences.
The film sparked real conversations about women's wrestling in Kerala, a state with deep kushti history but virtually zero female participation at the time.
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