Kattalan

Kattalan (transl. Forest Ruler/Forest dweller) is a 2026 Indian Malayalam-language action thriller film written and directed by Paul George, and produced by Shareef Muhammed under the banner of Cubes Entertainments. The film is a standalone spin-off and the third installment in the Mikhael Extended Universe, following Mikhael (2019) and Marco (2024) and stars Antony Varghese, Sunil, Jagadish, Kabir Duhan Singh, Dushara Vijayan and Hanan Shah. The music is composed by Ravi Basrur, B. Ajaneesh Loknath, and Nihal Sadiq, with the background score composed by Basrur, cinematography by Renadive, and editing by Shameer Muhammed. The film was officially announced on 2 March 2025. Principal photography began on 28 September 2025 in Thailand, with additional shooting taking place in Vagamon, Kollam, Colombo, Dhanushkodi, Tirunelveli and Rameswaram. It was released on 28 May 2026 in standard, Dolby Cinema, IMAX, and EPIQ formats and received mixed to negative reviews from critics.