Chatha Pacha: The Ring of Rowdies, starring Roshan Mathew, Arjun Ashokan, and Vishak Nair in the lead roles, is touted as Malayalam cinema’s first-ever WWE-type movie. As the film gears up for a grand release, the makers have announced that it will hit the big screens on January 22, 2026.

Chatha Pacha Release Date: Malayalam cinema’s 1st WWE-style film to release on Jan 22

Taking to their official social media handle, the makers wrote, “THE WAIT IS OVER! CHATHA PACHA RELEASES WORLDWIDE ON 22 JAN 2026. Releasing in Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada & Hindi! The bell rings on 22 Jan, only in cineMas. Don’t miss the fight!”

As the makers announced the release date, they also highlighted the letter ‘M’ on the poster. This is likely to indicate that Mammootty will make a cameo appearance in the film, as speculated. Additionally, the superstar’s production company, Mammootty Kampany, was also tagged in the social media post.

Dhurandhar collected Rs. 15 crore nett approx on its fourth Thursday at the Indian box office. The business saw an uptick from the New Year’s Day holiday, with collections growing by over 40 per cent. The film cleared the Rs. 100 crore mark in its fourth week, making it four Rs. 100 crore plus weeks for the film. No other film has more than two.

The fourth week was already a record for Hindi films in just three days, with Dhurandhar setting the new one at more than double the previous. It was also a record at the all-India level, beating Rs. 83 crore GROSS by Baahubali: The Conclusion with a considerable margin. Dhurandhar now has two weekly records to its name. It will be competing with Kantara (2022) for the fifth week record.

The Ranveer Singh starrer also crossed the Rs. 700 crore nett mark with the four-week total box office collections standing at Rs. 704 crore nett. This is a new benchmark for the Bollywood box office. It was in 2008 when the Rs. 100 crore nett mark was breached, took just another year for the next hundred. Then it took another 5 years for Rs. 300 crore, and finally, Rs. 400 crore to Rs. 600 crore were done in 2023. The film could add another one, Rs. 800 crore, to its name, which is going to depend largely on how it collects in the fifth week. 

Dhurandhar has already emerged as the highest-grossing Hindi film in the Delhi-UP, East Punjab and Mysore circuits. In the biggest circuit, Mumbai, the film will overtake Pushpa 2 (Hindi) on the Maharashtra side but will fall short in Gujarat. Conversely, it has surpassed Chhaava in Gujarat but will remain well behind it in Maharashtra. Overall, Dhurandhar is set to finish third, behind these two films, though it will cross the Rs. 200 crore nett milestone. 

Rajasthan, CI and CP Berar are likely to see the film rank second, trailing Pushpa 2 (Hindi). In the Eastern circuits, as well as Nizam and TNK, it is expected to come a couple of positions lower behind films like Jawan, Pathaan and some others.

The Box Office Collections for Dhurandhar in India are as follows: