India, Sept. 24 -- Balti, the sports action drama led by Shane Nigam, was meant to be an Onam 2025 release, but with several other biggies also lined up, the makers decided to withdraw from that race. The film, written and directed by Unni Sivalingam will now hit theatres on September 26. Balti is a Malayalam and Tamil bilingual, featuring Tamil stars like Selvaraghavan and Shantanu Bhagyaraj, which has prompted comments that it is not a Malayalam film.

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Speaking to Club FM, producer Santhosh T Kulangara provided clarity on this stating that the...