Sreenath Bhasi's time-travel thriller Orijinal has been cleared by the CBFC with a U/A 13+ certificate and opens in theatres on October 23. Gulf audiences have to wait a week longer. Distributor Home Screen Entertainment announced on X that the film releases across the Gulf from October 29.
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Film: Orijinal
Writer and director: Ramees
Cast: Sreenath Bhasi, Abhiram Radhakrishnan, Rajesh Madhavan, Saaf Boi, Binu Pappu, Femina George
Certificate: U/A 13+
Kerala release: October 23, 2026
Gulf release: October 29, 2026 (Home Screen Entertainment)
Production: Maz Media, Ziku Films
Music: Electronic Kili
Two films for Femina George on October 23
Orijinal opens on the same day as Haiku, a Tamil film with Femina George in one of the lead roles. Directed by Yuvaraj Chinnasamy, Haiku stars Aegan, Sridevi and Femina, and has also been cleared with a U/A certificate. The makers have announced an October 23 worldwide release, with Netflix as the streaming partner, IANS reported.
For Malayali audiences, Femina is best known from Minnal Murali. In Orijinal, she is part of an ensemble that also includes Rajesh Madhavan and Binu Pappu.
What Orijinal is about
The film follows Rijin, a young man who wants to make it in the film industry, and the events that turn his life upside down. Think Music holds the music rights and released the trailer, which we covered in our Orijinal trailer story.
