Up to date on: Oct 13, 2025 10:38 pm IST
Malayalam movie Lokah Chapter 1, starring Kalyani Priyadarshan and Naslen, acquired broad acclaim and went on to interrupt information on the field workplace.
Lokah Chapter 1 Chandra, the Malayalam superhero movie starring Kalyani Priyadarshan within the lead, has emerged as a bona fide blockbuster. The Dominic Arun directorial was launched in theatres on August 28, and opened to thunderous critiques and slowly set the field workplace on fireplace. It has now change into the highest-grossing Malayalam movie of all time, crossing the ₹300 crore mark worldwide.
Kalyani pens notice on Lokah success
The makers launched a particular poster of the movie on Instagram and tagged Kalyani, and producer Dulquer Salmaan within the submit. ‘300 crore GBOC’ was written in big letters on the poster. Kalyani took to her Instagram Tales and wrote within the caption, “Everybody who stood behind, beside and in entrance of the digital camera, and everybody who stuffed the theatres… We made historical past. Past grateful.”
Lokah is the primary Malayalam movie to cross this milestone. It has crushed Prithviraj Sukumaran’s L2 Empuraan’s ₹265.5 crore lifetime haul, Soubin Shahir and Sreenath Bhasi’s Manjummel Boys with its ₹240 crore assortment and Mohanlal and Prakash Varma’s Thudarum with its ₹234.5 crore haul.
Lokah marks the debut of Malayalam cinema’s first feminine superhero with Kalyani starring as Chandra, a strong, mythology-inspired heroine navigating a contemporary world imbued with folklore and fantasy components. Lokah is directed by Dominic Arun and produced by Dulquer Salmaan below Wayfarer Movies.
About Lokah
It tells the story of the mysterious Chandra/Neeli (Kalyani), a yakshi/vampire who finds herself in hassle when she faces off an egotistic and misogynistic policeman named Nachiyappa (Sandy). The movie additionally stars Naslen, Sandy, Arun Kurian, Chandu Salimkumar, Nishanth Sagar, Raghunath Paleri, Vijayaraghavan, Nithya Shri and Sarath Sabha. Dulquer Salmaan, Tovino Thomas, Anna Ben, Soubin, Santhy Balachandran and Mammootty have cameo roles in it. A couple of days after launch, tha makers introduced Lokah Chapter 2. Will probably be headlined by Tovino, who performs a chathan/goblin named Michael. Dulquer, who performs an odiyan/ninja named Charlie, may also be part of it.
