Nellikkampoyil Night Riders is a Malayalam horror-comedy that follows a group of friends as they face strange and unsettling events in their village.
Nellikkampoyil Night Riders, a Malayalam horror-comedy, mixes folklore, mystery and humor
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After watching audiences around the world fall in love with genre-bending narratives for decades, one thing is clear: Malayalam cinema has a special power, and that's turning local legends into global entertainers. Nellikkampoyil Night Riders (2025), by director Noufal Abdullah, plays to that strength and does so with assurance. In Nellikkampoyil, what begins as peaceful nights as a mask-wearing figure whispers soon becomes threatened. Enter Shyam, a sprightly young man, who, along with friends, starts investigating the mystery. The mystery-comedy-folklore-horror is well balanced with its comical and mysterious appeal, along with its relaxed type of humour.
Nellikkampoyil Night Riders premiered on ZEE5 for streaming on February 06, 2026 and is also available via OTTplay Premium. In Malayalam, with English subtitles. It was scheduled for theatrical release on 24 October 2025 before being released on OTT.
The trailer sets the tone beautifully — moonlit village roads, nervous glances and sudden laughs, and a masked stranger with menacing intent around the corner. It suggests that danger may be lurking, but always with a grin.Kids confront change when their village doesn't look right; long nights, rumours, friendships tested, secrets revealed, and tons of horror-comedy hijinks keep everyone entertained.
Nellikkampoyil Night Riders is a youthful, performer-packed movie which has Mathew Thomas, Roshan Shanavas, Sarath Sabha, Meenakshi Unnikrishnan, Merin Philip, and Vishnu Agasthya. The film is directed by Noufal Abdullah and scripted by Sunu A.V. and Jyothish M.
The film intrigues Malayalam viewers, particularly horror-comedy patrons. It eliminates hardcore horror, takes the path of a village tale approach, and has an IMDb rating of 5.5/10.
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