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Trailer of Shane Nigam's 'Balti' promises a sports drama laced with fast-paced action!

By IANS | Updated: September 21, 2025 20:10 IST

Chennai, Sep 21 The makers of director Unni Sivalingam's upcoming Malayalam sports action drama 'Balti', featuring actor Shane ...

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Chennai, Sep 21 The makers of director Unni Sivalingam's upcoming Malayalam sports action drama 'Balti', featuring actor Shane Nigam in the lead, have now released an action-packed trailer of the film much to the delight of fans and film buffs.

Think Music, which shared the link of the released trailer on its social media timelines wrote, "A journey through grit, truth, and untold lives — Balti begins! Trailer out, Watch Now! ‘Balti’ Official Trailer Out Now...!!! @baltimovie A Sai Abhyankkar musical.!"

The trailer gives away the fact that the story revolves around four friends who live in a town on the border between Tamil Nadu and Kerala. Each of the four, who are fantastic Kabaddi players, is a specialist in at least one Kabaddi technique. While the first player is a dubki specialist, the second is very good at delivering a scorpion kick. The third is good at delivering a dash while the fourth is known for Balti. How these four fearless boys take on their rivals outside court is what the film is all about. The trailer gives away the fact that the film will not only feature a series of gripping developments but also have some equally furious action sequences, making it a mouth-watering sports action thriller.

The film, which has triggered huge interest among fans and film buffs, was originally scheduled to hit screens worldwide on August 29 for Onam this year. However, now, the film's release has been pushed to September 26.

Shane Nigam plays a Kabaddi player called Udhayan in the film. The sports drama, that will revolve around the sport of Kabaddi, will showcase Shane Nigam as a fearless raider, who strikes terror in the hearts of the defence of the opposing teams. Interestingly, this film will be an important landmark in Shane Nigam's film career as it is his 25th film.

Apart from Shane Nigam, the film will feature actors Preethi Asrani and Shanthanu Baghyaraj in pivotal roles. More significantly, it will have director Alphonse Puthren, best known for having directed the blockbuster Premam, playing the role of a cold-blooded gangster called Soda Babu.

Actor Shanthanu Baghyaraj plays a character called Kumar in the film while Selvaraghavan plays a character called Porthamarai Bhairavan in the film.

Written and directed by Unni Sivalingam, the film is being produced by Santhosh T Kuruvilla and Binu George Alexander under the banners of STK Frames and Binu George Alexander Productions respectively.

Cinematography for the film is by Alex J Pulickal while art direction is by Ashik S. More significantly, the movie has music by young music sensation Sai Abhyankkar.

Editing for the film is by Shivkumar V.Panicker while costumes have been designed by Melwy J. The film, which will be high on action, has two stunt masters -- Action Sandhosh and Vicky.

--IANS

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