Barroz trailer: Mohanlal is a ‘badass ghost’ in his debut directorial. Watch

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On November 15, director Fazil — who launched Mohanlal’s career with his debut film Manjil Virinja Pookkal (1980) — disclosed that Barroz would be released on December 25, coinciding with Christmas. Fazil shared that this date holds significant emotional value for Mohanlal as it marks the day he made his debut in Malayalam cinema with the release of Manjil Virinja Pookkal. In a heartfelt video, Fazil reflected on Mohanlal’s remarkable journey in cinema. He also noted that December 25 was the release date of Manichitrathazhu (1993), one of the most celebrated Indian films of all time. Directed by Fazil himself, Manichitrathazhu featured Mohanlal, Shobana and Suresh Gopi in lead roles and became a landmark in Malayalam cinema history. The film was later remade into multiple languages, including Bhool Bhulaiyaa (2007) in Hindi with Akshay Kumar and Chandramukhi (2005) in Tamil with Rajinikanth.

Billed as a children’s fantasy film, the trailer for Barroz was first screened theatrically alongside Suriya’s Kanguva. Produced by Antony Perumbavoor under the banner of Aashirvad Cinemas, the movie boasts Santosh Sivan as its director of photography.

Watch Mohanlal’s Barroz trailer here:

Billed as a children’s fantasy film, the trailer for Barroz was first screened theatrically alongside Suriya’s Kanguva. (Image: Aashirvad Cinemas/YT)

TK Rajeev Kumar has served as the film’s creative head, Santhosh Raman is the production designer and B Ajith Kumar has handled the editing. The background score and original soundtrack were composed by Mark Kilian (USA) and Lydian Nadaswaram, respectively.

“A 400-year-old spirit, Barroz, assigned to guard D’Gama’s treasure is waiting to hand it over only to a true descendant of D’Gama,” reads the official synopsis on IMDb. According to the online film database, Mohanlal’s directorial debut also stars Kallirroi Tziafeta, Ignacio Mateos, and Guru Somasundaram in key roles.