The film stars Vishal and Catherine Tresa in lead roles.

The film, along with its Telugu dubbed version titled the same Kathakali.

The film is scheduled for a worldwide release on 14 January 2016.

Vishal and Pandiraj announced that they would be collaborating for a film venture in May 2015, with the pair sharing production duties.

An official statement announced that work would begin on the film after Pandiraj had finished work on two other ongoing ventures, Pasanga 2 and Idhu Namma Aalu.

The first filming schedule began in July 2015, with Catherine Tresa joining the team as the lead heroine after talks with Keerthy Suresh were unsuccessful.

The film's title was revealed to be Kathakali in September 2015.

Regina Cassandra also joined the film's shoot in November 2015.

The Soundtrack of Kathakali containing Four Tracks were released on 24 December, 2015.