Mayan: Chapter 1 first look: Jayasurya is a cop in Jithin K Jose's thriller

Magic Moon Productions has released the first look of Mayan: Chapter 1, with Jayasurya in khaki as a police officer. The mystery thriller opens in theatres on December 3.

Film: Mayan: Chapter 1 (Mayan: Beyond the Shadows)

Director: Jithin K Jose

Writers: Jithin K Jose, Rafi

Lead: Jayasurya

Producer: Rajeev Govindan, Magic Moon Productions

Cinematography: Faisal Ali

Music: Mujeeb Majeed

Release: December 3, 2026

The first look

The poster shows Jayasurya in police khaki on a road at night, holding what looks like a broken metal cross, with a jeep behind him and bodies lying on the road. The poster carries the tagline "Beyond the Shadows", and Magic Moon's post adds, "December 3. The mystery awaits."

Reports suggest the story deals with centuries-old secret rituals and occult practices, and that the first schedule was shot in Russia. Nyla Usha, Vijay Babu, Aiswarya Raj and Jibin Gopinath are also in the cast, the outlet reported.

Jithin K Jose after Kalamkaval

This is Jithin's next film after Kalamkaval, the Mammootty-Vinayakan crime thriller that released on December 5, 2025. He co-wrote Mayan with veteran filmmaker Rafi.

Two Jayasurya films in six weeks

Before Mayan, Jayasurya has Prince Joy's fantasy comedy Titans, with Vinayakan, releasing on October 22. The Titans trailer has already crossed 2.3 million views on YouTube.

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