Lokah Chapter 1: Chandra

Lokah Chapter 1: Chandra (2025)

ലോകഃ Chapter 1: ചന്ദ്ര

They live among us.

The story follows Chandra, a mysterious, goth-influenced woman who has just moved to Bangalore and begins working night shifts at a café. Across the road from her apartment live Sunny and Venu, two aimless bachelors. Sunny becomes infatuated with Chandra, observing her odd routines, strange visitors, and reclusive nature. Their dynamic changes when Sunny gets a glimpse of Chandra in her act.

Date of release
2025-08-28
TMDB
7.3 / 10 (74)
Runtime
2h 31m
Genres
Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Director
Dominic Arun
Collection
Wayfarer Cinematic Universe

Casting

Interesting facts

Lokah Chapter 1: Chandra is a 2025 Indian Malayalam-language fantasy superhero film written and directed by Dominic Arun and produced by Dulquer Salmaan for Wayfarer Films. It stars Kalyani Priyadarshan and Naslen, with Sandy, Chandu Salim Kumar and Arun Kurian in other significant roles and a cameo from Tovino Thomas and a vocal of Mammooty. In the film, Chandra, a mysterious woman, comes to Bengaluru to fight the evil. Her life changes after she meets young Sunny and his friends, and gets entangled with a corrupt cop Nachiyappa and an organ-trafficking ring associated with him.

Production

Lokah Chapter: 1 Chandra is the seventh production venture of Dulquer Salmaan's Wayfarer Films. It is intended as the beginning of a full-fledged Malayalam superhero cinematic universe titled Lokah, a project being mounted on a large scale with a possibility of multiple chapters. Dulquer Salmaan aims to build an indigenous cinematic universe rooted in local culture, folklore, and mythology.

The film is written and directed by Dominic Arun, known for Tharangam (2017). Dominic Arun revealed that the idea for the film was discussed as early as 2020 and developed organically, emphasizing that creating a female superhero was not a deliberate attempt to break the mold. Santhy Balachandran has contributed to the additional screenplay and dramaturgy.

The film's pre-production began on 12 September 2024, and the principal photography commenced with a muhurat pooja ceremony on the same day under the working title Production No: 7, marking Priyadarshan's first film with Naslen and her second film with Dulquer Salmaan's production company. Filming wrapped by 30 January 2025. Shooting lasted for 94 days.

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