Filmmaker Karan Johar on Tuesday announced that his banner Dharma Productions is stepping into the world of Malayalam cinema with the upcoming film “Odiyan”, starring Prithviraj Sukumaran and Manju Warrier. It is a sweeping epic rooted in the folklore and cultural mythology of 19th-century Kerala. The film is produced by Adar Poonawalla, Apoorva Mehta, and Supriya Menon, and directed by Rahul Sadasivan (Bhoothakaalam, Bramayugam, Diés Irae).

About Prithviraj Sukumaran’s Odiyan

At its core, the film is about a terrifying shape-shifter from Kerala legend whose fury descends on a powerful matriarchal household, setting off a battle between truth and illusion that crackles with myth, menace, and psychological weight. Rahul Sadasivan, who has built one of the most distinctive bodies of work in Indian cinema through his singular command of Kerala’s folklore and atmosphere, takes on his most ambitious project yet.