Anurag Kashyap to debut in director Aashiq Abu’s upcoming Malayalam film

Filmmaker Anurag Kashyap will make his Malayalam film debut as an actor with director Aashiq Abu's upcoming movie "Rifle Club".

Kashyap, who is famously known for making realistic cinema like Gangs of Wasseypur, Dev.D, Black Friday, is also a proponent of contemporary Malayalam cinema.

"Announcing my first Malayalam film as an actor with @aashiqabu Looking forward to be part of the great moment of Malayalam cinema. OPM Cinemas in association with TRU Stories Entertainment. Produced by Aashiq Abu Co-produced by Vincent Vadakkan and Vishal Vincent Tony," Kashyap announced on an Instagram post with a motion poster of the film.

Written by Sharfu-Suhas, Dileesh Karunakaran and Syam Pushkaran, the film also stars Dileesh Pothan, Vani Viswanath, Vijayaraghavan, Vincy Aloshious, Ramzan Muhammed, Surabhi Lakshmi, and Unnimaya Prasad.

Kashyap has earlier produced Malayalam films "Moothon" and "Paka (River of Blood)". As an actor, he has previously worked in "Akira", "Imaikkaa Nodigal", and "AK vs AK”, among others. 

"Rifle Club" is slated to release on Onam 2024.