Bha Bha Ba
film by Dhananjay Shankar
Bha Bha Ba is a 2025 Indian Malayalam-language political action comedy film directed by Dhananjay Shankar (in his directorial debut), written by Fahim Safar and Noorin Shereef, and produced by Gokulam Gopalan and Krishnamoorthy under Sree Gokulam Movies and Gokulam Productions. It stars an ensemble cast of Dilieep, Vineeth Sreenivasan, Dhyan Sreenivasan, Baiju Santhosh, Sandy, Balu Varghese, Saranya Ponvannan, Ashokan, Fahim Safar, Devan, Sidharth Bharathan and Redin Kingsley. Mohanlal makes an extended cameo in this film. The film also features S. J. Suryah, Salim Kumar, Riyaz Khan and Gokulam Gopalan himself appears in cameo roles.
The film was officially announced in October 2023 with a title poster. Principal photography took place between July 2024 and August 2025, primarily in Palakkad, Coimbatore, and Pollachi. The songs were composed by Shaan Rahman, background score by Gopi Sundar, and editing was handled by Ranjan Abraham.
Bha Bha Ba was released worldwide on 18 December 2025. The film was received mixed reviews. The film became a box-office bomb.
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