Dileep upcoming movies 2026: Henok first look, Neekkam and more

Dileep turned a year older on October 27, and two of his upcoming films marked the day with new posters. The makers of Henok: The Man in the Mist released the film's first look in an official Instagram post, wishing its Dr. Leo Thomas a happy birthday, while Team Neekkam shared a birthday poster of its own.

Dileep, who is best known for family comedies, now has two thrillers lined up back to back. A 4K re-release of one of his older hits is also on the way. The status of each film is below.

Henok: The Man in the Mist (D 153)

The first look shows Dileep in a surgical mask, holding up a skull. He plays Dr. Leo Thomas, and the official caption confirms the name. The title look had come out earlier, on October 19, when the film launched with a pooja in Alappuzha. Filming began the same day, according to reports.

The first-look caption also adds four names to the cast. Mukesh, Priya P. Varrier, Lena and Maala Parvathy join Johny Antony, Emil George, Arjun Radhakrishnan and Grace Antony, among others. The rest of the crew is in our Henok title story.

Title: Henok: The Man in the Mist

Director: Ullas Krishna

Writers: Robin, Ullas Krishna

Producer: M Star Entertainments

Distributor: Wayfarer Films (project design and distribution)

Genre: Whodunit mystery thriller

His role: Dr. Leo Thomas

Status: Filming, since October 19 as per reports

Release window: Not announced

Neekkam (D 152)

Neekkam marks the debut of Jagan Shaji Kailas, son of director Shaji Kailas, according to reports. Vibin Balachandran wrote the film. The birthday poster, shared by Urvassi Theatres and executive producer Raghu Subhash Chandran, carries the tagline Beyond Destiny but no release date. The Neekkam teaser, out on October 9, hinted that Dileep plays a journalist.

Title: Neekkam

Director: Jagan Shaji Kailas

Producers: Sandieep Senan, Dhaval Gada, Alex E Kurian (Pen Studios and Urvassi Theatres present)

Distributor: Urvassi Theatres

Genre: Emotional drama thriller

His role: A journalist, as the teaser suggests

Status: Awaiting release

Release window: Not announced

Deepak Dev composed the music, and Mujeeb Majeed did the original score. Veena Nandakumar plays the female lead.

Kalyanaraman 4K

Hy Studioz used the birthday to tease a 4K Dolby Atmos version of Kalyanaraman, with a post that wished Ramankutty, his character in the film, a happy birthday. Director Lal, who produced the film, is co-author of the post. Shafi directed Kalyanaraman from a script by Benny P Nayarambalam.

Title: Kalyanaraman (4K re-release)

Director: Shafi

Producer: Lal (Lal Creations)

Remaster: Hy Studioz, 4K Dolby Atmos

His role: Ramankutty

Status: Re-release announced

Release window: Not announced

Latest release: Bha. Bha. Ba.

Dileep was last seen in Bha. Bha. Ba. (Bhayam Bhakthi Bahumanam), which released on December 18, 2025. Dhananjay Shankar directed the film for Sree Gokulam Movies, and Mohanlal made a cameo, according to reports.

Title: Bha. Bha. Ba.

Director: Dhananjay Shankar

Producer: Sree Gokulam Movies

Status: Released

Release: December 18, 2025