Kunchacko Boban plays Dheeraj Prabhu in Amal Neerad's Bachelor Party D'eux. Tovino Thomas revealed the character in an X post at 5:25 PM IST on October 27, sharing two posters. One shows the actor pointing a gun, and the other has him in a gold halo with the name Dheeraj Prabhu. Sony Music South, the film's music label, had put out the same posters at 5:08 PM.
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The reveal comes as Kunchacko lines up two releases eight days apart in November, both on reported dates, while Nere Chovva and 40 Days of House Party are still in the works with no release date announced yet.
A run with first-time directors
Three of his four upcoming films are directed by debutants, according to reports. Vishnu Revikumar makes Hail Mary, Renjit Varma makes Nere Chovva and Shifina Babin Pakker makes 40 Days of House Party. His last release, Unmadham, was also Kiran Das's first film as director. Amal Neerad is the only filmmaker on the slate with earlier work behind him.
Bachelor Party D'eux
Dheeraj Prabhu is the 12th character reveal for the film, after Paris Laxmi as Nalini on October 26. All the names and dates are in our Bachelor Party D'eux cast guide.
Director: Amal Neerad
Co-stars: Naslen, Soubin Shahir, Sharafudheen, Rajisha Vijayan, Jyothirmayi
Producers: Amal Neerad Productions, Anwar Rasheed Entertainments, Fahadh Faasil and Friends (as reported)
Status: Character reveals on
Date: November 19 (reported)
Hail Mary
Martin Prakkat Films released the Hail Mary first look on Instagram on August 8. The makers' posts show the shoot began on August 9 and wrapped on August 31, and dubbing started on September 22. G R Indugopan is credited on the poster, and reports say the film is based on his novel, with the screenplay by Neeraj Rajan and Martin Prakkat. It is reported to be Kunchacko's third film with Martin Prakkat after Nayattu and Officer on Duty. A November 27 release has been reported, but the makers are yet to post a date.
Director: Vishnu Revikumar
Co-stars: Suraj Venjaramoodu, Jagadish, Vinay Forrt, Anu Sithara, Suhasini Maniratnam, Hakim Shah, Kavya Ramachandran
Producers: Martin Prakkat Films, Green Room
Status: Dubbing began September 22
Date: November 27 (reported)
Nere Chovva
Kunchacko shared the title reveal on February 14. He plays Chandran KC, with Manju Warrier in their third film together after How Old Are You? and Vettah, as per reports.
Director: Renjit Varma (reported)
Co-stars: Manju Warrier (reported)
Producer: Vinish Varghese, V&V Global Productions (reported)
Status: Title revealed February 14
Date: Not announced
40 Days of House Party
Kunchacko co-authored the director's first-look post on July 15, but his role is not out yet. Shifina Babin Pakker wrote the film, and the first song, Peruth Nanni, came out on October 23.
Director: Shifina Babin Pakker
Co-stars: Ensemble with several newcomers (reported)
Producers: Dr Ananthu S, Dolwin Kuriakose
Status: First song out October 23
Date: Not announced
Last release: Unmadham
Unmadham, written by Shahi Kabir, hit theatres on July 31. Kunchacko played CPO Shelly, with Lijomol Jose as his wife Sowmya, and the film now streams on SonyLIV.
Director: Kiran Das
Co-star: Lijomol Jose
Producer: Panorama Studios
Status: Released, streaming on SonyLIV
Date: July 31, 2026
