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{{Infobox film
| name = Pongala
| image = Pongala poster.jpg
| alt =
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = A B Binil
| producer = Deepu Bose<br>Anil Pillai
| writer =
| screenplay = A B Binil
| story =
| based_on =
| starring = [[Sreenath Bhasi]]
| narrator =
| music = Ranjin Raj
| editing = Ajas Pukkadan
| cinematography = Jackson
| studio = Global Pictures Entertainments
| distributor =
| released = {{Film date|2025|12|5|df=yes}}
| runtime = 138 minutes
| country = India
| language = Malayalam
| budget =
| gross =
}}
'''''Pongala''''' is a 2025 Indian Malayalam language action revenge film, written and directed by A B Binil. The film stars [[Sreenath Bhasi]] in lead role and the film was released on 5 December 2025.<ref>{{cite web |title=Sreenath Bhasi-starrer Pongala gets a new release date |url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/malayalam/news/2025/Nov/02/sreenath-bhasi-starrer-pongala-gets-a-new-release-date |publisher=[[Cinema Express]] |access-date=4 December 2025 |date=2 November 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=ഇടിയുടെ മാലപ്പടക്കത്തിനു തിരി കൊളുത്താൻ 'പൊങ്കാല' വെള്ളിയാഴ്ച മുതൽ, ബുക്കിങ് ആരംഭിച്ചു |url=https://www.mathrubhumi.com/movies-music/news/pongala-movie-tickets-sreenath-bhasi-m9fe53f6 |publisher=[[Mathrubhumi]] |access-date=4 December 2025 |date=3 December 2025}}</ref><ref name="Pon">{{cite web |title=Sreenath Bhasi-starrer ‘Pongala’ all set for Sunday release, a first for Malayalam cinema |url=https://www.onmanorama.com/entertainment/entertainment-news/2025/11/26/pongala-malayalam-movie-sreenath-bhasi-release-history.html |publisher=[[Manorama Online]] |access-date=4 December 2025 |date=26 November 2025}}</ref>

== Summary ==
''Pongala'' is the story of clashes that happens among the people of [[Vypin]] harbour, inspired by real incidents happened from the early 2000s in the Vypin-Munambam coastal belt near Kochi.<ref name=Pon/>

== Cast ==
{{Cast listing|
*[[Sreenath Bhasi]]
*[[Baburaj (actor)|Baburaj]]
*[[Kichu Tellus]]
*[[Sampath Ram]]
*[[Sadiq (Indian actor)|Sadiq]]
*[[Alencier Ley Lopez]]
*[[Sudheer Karamana]]
*[[Sohan Seenulal]]
*Indrajith Jagajith
*Surya Krish
*Yami Sona
}}

==Production==
===Announcement===
The film was announced, with the title poster on 19 July 2024.<ref>{{cite web |title=Sreenath Bhasi’s next titled ‘Pongala’ |url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/sreenath-bhasis-next-titled-pongala/article68421120.ece |publisher=[[The Hindu]] |access-date=4 December 2025 |date=19 July 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Title Poster Of Malayalam Movie Pongala Out. Shoot To Begin On This Date |url=https://www.news18.com/movies/title-poster-of-malayalam-movie-pongala-out-shoot-to-begin-on-this-date-8971776.html |publisher=[[News 18]] |access-date=4 December 2025 |date=19 July 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Sreenath Bhasi starrer ‘Pongala’ starts rolling |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/sreenath-bhasi-starrer-pongala-starts-rolling/articleshow/113647879.cms |publisher=[[The Times of India]] |access-date=4 December 2025 |date=25 September 2024}}</ref>

===Filming===
The film was shot at different locations of Kochi.<ref>{{cite web |title=Shoot Of Sreenath Bhasi-starrer Malayalam Movie Pongala Underway |url=https://www.news18.com/movies/shoot-of-sreenath-bhasi-starrer-malayalam-movie-pongala-underway-9063048.html |publisher=[[News 18]] |access-date=4 December 2025 |date=25 September 2024}}</ref>

===Marketing===
The teaser of the film was released on 22 August 2025<ref>{{cite web |title='Pongala' teaser unleashes raw gangster world; Sreenath Bhasi shines in action-hero avatar - WATCH |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/pongala-teaser-unleashes-raw-gangster-world-sreenath-bhasi-shines-in-action-hero-avatar-watch/articleshow/123447653.cms |publisher=[[The Times of India]] |access-date=4 December 2025 |date=22 August 2025}}</ref> and the first song was released on 4 December 2025.<ref name=Rel>{{cite web |title=പൊങ്കാല’യിലെ പുതിയ പാട്ട് എത്തി; ചിത്രം ഡിസംബർ 5ന് തിയറ്ററുകളിലേക്ക് |url=https://www.manoramaonline.com/music/music-news/2025/12/04/pongala-movie-new-song-release-sreenath-bhasi.html |publisher=[[Manorama Online]] |access-date=4 December 2025 |date=4 December 2025}}</ref>

==Censor==
The censor board asked the makers to remove some scenes from the film.<ref>{{cite web |title=പൊങ്കാലയ്ക്ക് എട്ടിന്‍റെ പണി നൽകി സെൻസർ ബോർഡ്; ചിത്രത്തിൽ വയലൻസ് അതിഭീകരം |url=https://www.manoramanews.com/entertainment/box-office/2025/11/28/pongala-movie-release-delayed.html |publisher=[[Manorama Online]] |access-date=4 December 2025 |date=28 November 2025}}</ref>

==Release==
The film was released on 5 December 2025.<ref>{{cite web |title=ഇടിയുടെ മാലപ്പടക്കത്തിന് തിരി കൊളുത്താൻ ശ്രീനാഥ് ഭാസി; 'പൊങ്കാല' അഡ്വാന്‍സ് ബുക്കിംഗ് ആരംഭിച്ചു |url=https://www.asianetnews.com/entertainment-news/pongala-malayalam-movie-advance-booking-starts-sreenath-bhasi-articleshow-f5kv573 |publisher=[[Asianet News]] |access-date=4 December 2025 |date=3 December 2025}}</ref><ref name=Rel/><ref>{{cite web |title=ചരിത്രം തിരുത്താൻ പൊങ്കാല: ചിത്രം ഞായറാഴ്ച റിലീസ് ചെയ്യും |url=https://www.mediaoneonline.com/entertainment/movies/pongala-to-correct-history-the-film-will-be-released-on-sunday-307400 |publisher=[[Mediaone]] |access-date=4 December 2025 |date=26 November 2025}}</ref>

== References ==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* {{imdb title|33014579}}

[[Category:2025 Malayalam-language films]]
[[Category:Indian action films]]
[[Category:Indian films about revenge]]
[[Category:Films shot in Kochi]]

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