Aadu 3

Aadu 3 (transl. Goat 3) is an upcoming Indian Malayalam language epic comedy fantasy film written and directed by Midhun Manuel Thomas.^[1] The film is jointly produced by Vijay Babu and Venu Kunnappilly under their banners Friday Film House and Kavya Film Company.^[2][3] It is the third and final installment of Aadu franchise.^[4][5] It stars an ensemble cast including Jayasurya, Saiju Kurup, Vinayakan, Vineeth Mohan, Vijay Babu, Sunny Wayne, Dharmajan Bolgatty, Bhagath Manuel, Indrans, Baiju, Bijukuttan, Sudhi Koppa and Harikrishnan reprising their roles.^[6]

Aadu 3
Directed by	Midhun Manuel Thomas
Written by	Midhun Manuel Thomas
Produced by	Vijay Babu Venu Kunnappilly
Starring	Jayasurya Saiju Kurup Vinayakan Sunny Wayne Dharmajan Bolgatty Vijay Babu Bhagath Manuel Vineeth Mohan
Cinematography	Akhil George
Edited by	Lijo Paul
Music by	Shaan Rahman
Production companies	Friday Film House Kavya Film Company
Distributed by	Friday Film House
Release date	19 March 2026 (2026-03-19)
Country	India
Language	Malayalam

Aadu 3 is scheduled to release worldwide on 19 March 2026, in 3D format.^[7]

Cast

• Jayasurya as Pannimattathil Shaji Pappan
• Saiju Kurup as Arakkal Abu
• Vinayakan as Damodaran Unnimakan Delmon Edakkochi (Dude)
• Vijay Babu as SI "Sarbath" Shameer
• Sunny Wayne as Saathaan Xavier
• Dharmajan Bolgatty as Captain Sachin Cleetus
• Bhagath Manuel as Krishnan Mandaram
• Harikrishnan as Lalan P. K. (Lolan)
• Vineeth Mohan as Kuttan Moonga
• Unni Rajan P. Dev as Bastin Pathrose
• Athira Patel as Rachel
• Aju Varghese as Driver Ponnappan
• Indrans as Home Minister P. P. Sasi Aashan
• Sudhi Koppa as "Kanjavu" Soman
• Biju Kuttan as "Battery" Simon
• Srinda as Mary, Shaji Pappan's ex-wife

Production

Development

The film is the third instalment of Aadu film series produced by Vijay Babu under the banner of Friday Film House and directed by Midhun Manuel Thomas.^[8] The film was officially announced in March 2024.^[9] In January 2025, director Midhun Manuel Thomas confirmed that the film is undergoing a genre shift to epic fantasy film.^[10] The film was launched on 10 May 2025 with a pooja ceremony.^[11][12] In June 2025, Venu Kunnappilly of Kavya Film Company joined the project as co-producer.^[13]

Filming

Principal photography began on 15 May 2025.^[14][1] Jayasurya joined the set on 15 July 2025.^[15]

Release

The film is scheduled to release in theatres worldwide on 19 March 2026.^[16]