| I'm Game | |
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| Directed by | Nahas Hidhayath |
| Produced by | Dulquer Salmaan |
| Written by | Bilal Moidu Ismail Aboobacker Sajeer Baba |
| Starring | Dulquer Salmaan Kayadu Lohar Antony Varghese Kathir Mysskin Vinay Forrt Parth Tiwari Samyuktha Vishwanathan Aadam Ashish Mathew |
| Music by | Jakes Bejoy |
| Cinematography | Nimish Ravi Jimshi Khalid |
| Edited by | Chaman Chacko |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Malayalam |
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I'm Game is an upcoming Indian-Malayalam language gangster action thriller film, directed by Nahas Hidhayath who co-wrote the script with Ismail Aboobacker and Sajeer Baba, and produced by Dulquer Salmaan under the banner of Wayfarer Films. It stars Dulquer Salmaan in the lead role, alongside an ensemble cast of Antony Varghese, Kayadu Lohar, Mysskin, Vinay Forrt, Parth Tiwari, Samyuktha Vishwanathan, Aadam and Ashish Mathew.
Pre-production began on 11 November 2024 under the tentative title DQ40, with title being unveiled on 3 March 2025 and principal photography commencing from 12 March 2025,[1] with shoot lasting 156 days, and was wrapped on 16 April 2026.[2][3] The music, cinematography and editing were handled by Jakes Bejoy, Nimish Ravi, Jimshi Khalid and Chaman Chacko together respectively.
I'm Game is set be released on theatres on August 20, 2026, coinciding with Onam[4].
Cast[edit | edit source]
- Dulquer Salmaan
- Kayadu Lohar
- Antony Varghese
- Kathir
- Mysskin
- Vinay Forrt
- Parth Tiwari
- Samyuktha Vishwanathan
- Aadam
- Ashish Mathew
Release[edit | edit source]
I'm Game is set to be released on 20 August 2026, coinciding with Onam, clashing with the Malayalam film Khalifa: The Intro, Tamil film Jailer 2 and Telugu film The Paradise[4] in original Malayalam version, alongside other versions of Telugu, Tamil, Kannada and Hindi[5]. It is second biggest Malayalam release after L2: Empuraan[6][3]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ P.N, Hari (3 March 2025). "Dulquer Salmaan's 40 film's title revealed as - I'M GAME".
- ↑ Asianet News (7 April 2025). "'ദ ലാസ്റ്റ് ഡാൻസ്'; ദുൽഖർ സൽമാൻ ചിത്രം 'ഐ ആം ഗെയിം' ഹൈദരാബാദിലും ചെന്നൈയിലും വച്ച് അവസാനം ഷെഡ്യൂൾ ആരംഭിച്ചു".
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 etimes.in (16 April 2025). "156 days of shoot, 11 months and over 100+ locations in South India; Dulquer Salmaan's I'm Game shoot wraps today! Biggest Malayalam movie release after Mohanlal's L2: Empuraan (2025)". Times of India: Entertainment Desk.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Ani (16 April 2025). "156 ദിവസത്തെ ഷൂട്ട്, 11 മാസം, 100ൽ കൂടുതൽ സൗത്ത് ഇന്ത്യൻ ലൊക്കേഷനിൽ വച്ച്; എമ്പുരാന് ശേഷം മലയാളം സിനിമയിലെ ഏറ്റവും വലിയ റിലീസിനായി ദുൽഖർ സൽമാന്റെ I'm Game ഒരുങ്ങുന്നു - ഓഗസ്റ്റ് 20, 2026ന് ചിത്രത്തിന്റെ ആഘോള റിലീസ്". Asianet News.
- ↑ P, Divya (3 February 2026). "Dulquer Salmaan confirms the release date for his 40th film I'm Game: August 2026 (Onam)". OTTplay.
- ↑ "Dulquer Salmaan-starrer I'm Game to be the biggest Malayalam release after Mohanlal-starrer L2: Empuraan; locks Onam release". Filmibeat. 19 February 2026.