16 Saal Baad Wapas Aaya Yeh Jodi! 'Khalifa' Ne Box Office Par Machaya Dhamaal, Advance Booking Me Hi Tod Diye Records

Malayalam cinema ke liye ek bahut hi bada aur emotional moment aaya hai. Prithviraj Sukumaran ki naye action crime thriller 'Khalifa: The Ruler' ne theatres me dhoom macha di hai, aur iski wajah sirf story nahi, balki ek khaas reunion bhi hai director Vysakh aur Prithviraj apni 2010 ki hit film Pokkiri Raja ke baad pehli baar dobara saath aaye hain.

Film Ki Basic Details

Detail	Jaankari
Release Date	20 August, 2026 (Onam ke mauke par)
Director	Vysakh
Lead Actor	Prithviraj Sukumaran (Mambarakkal Aamir Ali)
Special Appearance	Mohanlal (extended cameo)
Advance Booking	₹6.4 crore (worldwide gross)
Languages	Malayalam, Telugu, Tamil

Kaisi Rahi Advance Booking?

Film ka craze release se pehle hi dikhne laga tha. Trailer launch hote hi advance booking me sirf 8 ghanton ke andar Kerala me hi 1 crore rupaye se zyada ka gross collect ho gaya tha. Film ne worldwide 1.54 lakh tickets advance me hi bech diye the, jisse total gross ₹6.4 crore tak pahunch gaya Kerala box office history ki 6th sabse badi pre sale bankar.

Kahani Kya Hai Film Ki?

'Khalifa' ki kahani ek aise aadmi ke around ghumti hai jo dekhne me toh ek aam zindagi jeeta hai, lekin uska connection ek multi million dollar gold-smuggling empire se juda hai. Jaise jaise usse involved conflicts saamne aate hain, wo apne aap ko power struggles ke beech phansaa hua paata hai. Kahani India aur Middle East ke beech ghoomti hai, aur action, crime aur family drama ka ek zabardast mix pesh karti hai.

Yeh Film Itni Khaas Kyun Hai?

• Yeh Prithviraj aur Vysakh ki 16 saal baad ki reunion hai pehli baar Pokkiri Raja (2010) ke baad dono saath kaam kar rahe hain
• Mohanlal ka cameo role film ke sabse bade talking points me se ek raha hai
• Bollywood actor Neil Nitin Mukesh ka bhi yeh Malayalam debut hai
• Film ek two-part franchise ke roop me banayi ja rahi hai yaani kahani ka pehla hissa hi ab release hua hai
• Star cast me Tovino Thomas, Krithi Shetty, Malavika Sharma, Kajal Aggarwal aur Sathyaraj jaise bade naam bhi shamil hain

Prithviraj Ne Kya Kaha Film Ke Baare Me?

Prithviraj ne khud fans ko clear kiya hai ki 'Khalifa' ek out and out action film nahi hai. Unhone bataya ki film mainly family emotions aur drama par based hai, aur action sequences kahani ka natural hissa hain, na ki film ka main focus. Unhone ummeed jatayi ki yeh ek wholesome entertainment package sabit hogi jise families theatre me saath baithkar enjoy kar sakein.

Kya Yeh Prithviraj Ki Sabse Badi Solo Opening Ban Payegi?

Abhi tak Prithviraj ki sabse badi solo lead opening 'Aadujeevitham: The Goat Life' (2024) ke naam hai, jisne ₹7.6 crore net collect kiya tha. Trade experts ke mutabik, agar 'Khalifa' apni advance booking ka momentum bana ke rakhti hai, toh yeh record aasani se toot sakta hai.

Aage Kya?

Film abhi apne pehle weekend me hai, aur trade experts ke mutabik early trends bahut positive rahe hain. Agar yeh momentum aage bhi bana raha, toh 'Khalifa' is saal ki sabse badi Malayalam openers me se ek ban sakti hai, aur audience ko franchise ke doosre part ka intezaar bhi rahega.