‘OM – Chapter 1’: Mammootty is Burmese Karthikeyan in Dhanush-Rajkumar Periasamy’s next

Mammootty and Dhanush in a still from ‘OM – Chapter 1’ | Photo credit: Wunderbar Films/YouTube

The makers of Tamil starrer Om – Chapter 1, Dhanush’s upcoming film with director Rajkumar Periasamy, have unveiled a special trailer featuring Malayalam superstar Mammootty’s character. The teaser was unveiled on Monday, September 7, Mammootty’s 75th birthday.

The trailer features Mammootty as Barma Karthikeyan, a powerful gangster in an international crime network investigated by Interpol. Affectionately called ‘Siya’ by the locals, Karthikeyan refuses to call himself a good man. “I’m a smuggler, right? We can’t say I’m a golden man. Maybe gold with a lot of impurities,” says Karthikeyan as we also see how Dhanush’s character works under the former.

OM – Chapter 1: Udhiram – The Blood Wood also stars Sai Pallavi and Sreeleela in pivotal roles. With music composed by Sai Abhyankkar, the film has cinematography by Ezhil Arasu K and editing by R Kalaivanan.

Produced by Shraddha Agarwal, Dhanush and Azmat Jagmag under their banner Wunderbar Films and RTake Studios, the film is slated to hit theaters on October 16.

Here’s a sneak peek of Om – Chapter 1:

Published – 07 Sep 2026 13:13 IST