Basil Joseph in ‘Athiradi’. | Photo credit: Saregama Malayalam/YouTube
The trailer of the much anticipated Tovino Thomas-Basil Joseph Athiradi directed by debutant Arun Anirudhan was released on Wednesday (April 13, 2026). Produced by Basil Joseph and Dr. Ananthu S under the banner of Dr Ananthu Entertainments and Basil Joseph Entertainments, is set to release worldwide on May 14.
Athiradi was written by Arun, who also wrote Minnal Murali and Padayottam, and Paulson Skaria, the writer of Kathal – The Core and Neymar. The film is co-produced by Tovin and Sameer Thahir.
In the trailer, Basil’s character, Sam Kutty, is shown as a college student trying to organize a college festival that has been put on hold for several years. And Tovina’s Sreekuttan Vellayani is shown as a troublemaker not to be trifled with.
In his debut production, Basil stars alongside Riya Shiba, Zarin Shihab, Vineeth Sreenivasan and Shaan Rahman. Vishnu Vijay and Chamman Chacko are the music director and editor of the film.
Tovino Thomas in ‘Athirdai’. | Photo credit: Saregama Malayalam/YouTube
Two singles were released from the film. Released in April, ‘IYKYK’ has garnered over three million views on YouTube. The song is sung by Fejo and Poornima Kannan.
Basil Joseph was last seen as Oomen Chacko in the Tamil film Parasakthi, while Tovin’s last appearance on the big screen was in Antony Jose’s period drama Dijo Pallichattambi.
Published – 13 May 2026 16:22 IST
