Shane Nigam’s 25th film, co-starring Shanthnu Bhagyaraj, titled ‘Balti’; title glimpse video out-OxBig News Network

Poster of ‘Balti’
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We had previously reported that Malayalam star Shane Nigam’s 25th film, a Tamil-Malayalam bilingual sports action drama co-starring Preethi Asrani and Shanthnu Bhagyaraj, had locked a release date. Now, on Tuesday (June 10), the makers announced that the film’s been titled Balti.

The makers unveiled a glimpse video to announce the news. The video introduces Shane as a kabaddi player, Udhayan, who is being chased by the police through the narrow streets of a town, a riveting scene that ends at a kabaddi court where Udhayan gets a hero’s welcome. He performs a somersault (called balti) as he enters the court.

Balti is written and directed by debutant Unni Sivalingam. The film’s technical crew includes cinematographer Alex J Pulickal, art director Ashik S, and action choreographers by Action Sandhosh & Vicky. News reports suggest the film has been edited by Shivkumar Panicker.

Further, the makers have kept the identity of the music composer of the film under wraps. On Tuesday, acclaimed indie musician Sai Abyankkar retweeted the glimpse video, writing “Hmm :)“, which has fuelled speculations that he is the composer of the film.

Produced by Santhosh T Kuruvilla & Binu George Alexander, Balti is set for a release in theatres on August 27.