Balan, June 14 -- The Boy, a psychological thriller about a teenage boy searching for his missing mother. The film, which screened at the Cannes Film Festival's Marche du Film on May 14, will release simultaneously in Malayalam, Hindi, Telugu, Tamil, and Kannada, marking Chidambaram's first pan-India theatrical release.

The Boy reunites nearly the entire creative team behind Manjummel Boys. Jithu Madhavan, who wrote the screenplay for Aavesham, has penned the script. Sushin Shyam returns as composer, Shyju Khalid handles cinematography, Vivek Harshan serves as editor, and Ajayan Chalissery has designed the production. The continuity of talent signals a deliberate effort by Chidambaram to build on the working relationships that produced o...