Vengeance will be written in gold.

Khalifa: The Ruler

Name: Khalifa: The Ruler
Genre: Action, Crime
Released: 2026-08-20
Duration: 157 min
Cast: Prithviraj Sukumaran, Mohanlal, Neil Nitin Mukesh, Indrans, Shammi Thilakan

Mollywood20262h 37mMalayalamTop 33% of Mollywood grosses

57Standing

67th of 178 in Mollywood

Reported gross: 67
Return on budget: —
Audience rating: 12
Momentum: 90

Out-grossed 67% of Mollywood releases with reported figures ($6M).
Momentum in the 90th percentile.
Audience rating 4.8 from 10 votes, the 12th percentile.

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Cost: Not on record
Took: $6M

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The picture

Aamir Ali, a notorious gold smuggling kingpin who inherited his multi-million dollar criminal enterprise from a lineage of gangsters, is drawn into a web of vengeance, legacy and power.

Released: 20 August 2026
Runtime: 2h 37m
Language: Malayalam
Industry: Mollywood

Top billedAll 19 credits

Prithviraj SukumaranAamir Ali
MohanlalMambarakkal Ahmed Ali
Neil Nitin MukeshHarris Basheer
IndransHamsa
Shammi ThilakanRaghavan
Malvika SharmaFiza

Made by

Director: Vysakh
Writer: Jinu Abraham
Original Music Composer: Jakes Bejoy
Director of Photography: Jomon T. John
Producer: Jinu Abraham

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