‘Neelavelicham’ First Look: Tovino Thomas – Aashiq Abu’s Horror Thriller Gets A Release Date

Mollywood filmmaker Aashiq Abu is all set to explore a horror genre this time with the upcoming film Neelavelicham. Recently the makers unveiled the first look poster of the film featuring Tovino Thomas and also announced the release date of the film which is scheduled for the month of December.
Virus director took to his official Instagram handle to unveil the first look poster of Neelavelicham. Sharing the poster, Aashiq Abu penned a note announcing the release date of the horror thriller. His note read, This December.
Expectations are huge for Neelavelicham among the audience, as it is based on the most celebrated works of the veteran Malayalam writer Vaikom Muhammad Basheer with the same title. Earlier his short story was adapted into a movie by the name Bhargavi Nilayam starring Prem Nazir, Madhu, and Vijaya Nirmala in lead roles. Bhargavi Nilayam, which was released in 1964, is considered the first Malayalam horror film.
Earlier Neelavelicham was planned with the actors Prithviraj Sukumaran, Kunchacko Boban, and Soubin Shahir who were later replaced by Tovino Thomas, Roshan Mathew, and Shine Tom Chacko respectively as the former actors faced some date clashes. Actress Rima Kallingal plays the female lead in the film and she will be presumably reprising Vijaya Nirmala's ghost character Bhargavi from the original movie.
Neelavelicham has a huge anticipation level from the audience as it will be the first time that the ace director Aashiq Abu is attempting a horror genre. Aashiq Abu's Neelavelicham has the writer Hrishikesh Bhaskaran to pen down an additional screenplay.
Meanwhile, Aashiq Abu's previous outing was with the Tovino Thomas starrer Naradan. The film received mixed responses from the audience and the actors Indrans, Anna Ben, Sharafudheen, Vijayaraghavan, and Renji Panicker in significant roles.