Magic Mushrooms (film)

Magic Mushrooms
Theatrical Release Poster
Directed by	Nadirshah
Written by	Akash
Produced by	Asharaf Pilakkal
Starring	Vishnu Unnikrishnan Akshaya Meenakshi Dinesh Pooja Mohanraj Abin Bino
Cinematography	Sujith Vasudev
Edited by	Johnkutty
Music by	Nadirshah
Production company	Manjadi Creations
Distributed by	Bhavana Release
Release date	23 January 2026 (2026-01-23)
Country	India
Language	Malayalam

Magic Mushrooms (also marketed as Magic Mushrooms from Kanjikkuzhi ^[1] ) is a 2026 Indian Malayalam film composed and directed by Nadirshah ^[2] . The film stars Vishnu Unnikrishnan ^[3] and Akshaya in lead role. ^[4]

Cast

• Vishnu Unnikrishnan
• Akshaya
• Abin Bino
• Meenakshi Dinesh
• Pooja Mohanraj
• Sidharth Bharathan
• Jaffar Idukki
• Harisree Ashokan
• Althaf Salim
• Aju Varghese
• Johny Antony

Music

The music is composed by Nadirshah and the lyrics are penned by B. K. Harinarayanan, Santhosh Varma, Rajeev Alungal, Rajeev Govindan and Yadhu Krishnan R.

Production

The film title was announced on 9 June 2025 through the crew’s official social media handles.

Release

The film's launch was scheduled for 16 January 2026 ^[5] but was postponed to 23 January 2026. The teaser was released on 24 December 2025 ^[6] .

References

1. "Nadirshah and Vishnu reunite for 'Magic Mushrooms from Kanjikkuzhi'". english.mathrubhumi.com. Retrieved 2025-12-28.
2. Features, C. E. (2025-06-04). "Nadirshah-Vishnu Unnikrishnan's new film titled Magic Mushrooms from Kanjikkuzhi". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 2025-12-28.
3. "Vishnu Unnikrishnan's Magic Mushrooms gets a release date". Cinema Express. 2025-11-11. Retrieved 2025-12-28.
4. "നാദിർഷ - വിഷ്ണു ഉണ്ണികൃഷ്ണൻ ചിത്രം 'മാജിക് മഷ്റൂംസ്'; ഫസ്റ്റ് ലുക്ക്". നാദിർഷ - വിഷ്ണു ഉണ്ണികൃഷ്ണൻ ചിത്രം 'മാജിക് മഷ്റൂംസ്'; ഫസ്റ്റ് ലുക്ക് (in Malayalam). Retrieved 2025-12-28.
5. "Nadirshah reunite with Vishnu Unnikrishnan for 'Magic Mushrooms', hitting cinemas on 16 January". english.mathrubhumi.com. Retrieved 2025-12-28.
6. 123Musix (2025-12-24). Magic Mushrooms | Official Teaser | Nadirshah | Vishnu Unnikrishnan | Akshaya | Abin Bino . Retrieved 2025-12-28– via YouTube.