Following the massively successful reach of Premam, director Alphonse Puthren is back in action after a long gap of 7 years with Gold which has got high expectations among the fans and film buffs. The film's shooting has been wrapped up and the post production works are happening in full swing. That being said, director Alphonse has now officially confirmed the release plans of Gold and the update has set the fans in excitement. Yes! Gold has been officially announced to hit the screens for the festive occasion of Onam which will be falling on September 8.

In less than a month, we would be witnessing the much-awaited flick on the big screens and the fans are eagerly looking forward to the d-day. Alphonse announced the good news with a Facebook post that read, "Gold is melting this Onam . 😀 😀 😀 😀 😀 🙏". The makers will be making a formal announcement with a new poster very soon. Gold features Prithviraj Sukumaran and Lady Superstar Nayanthara in the lead roles and it is expected to be a fun-filled action entertainer that will have trademark elements of Alphonse Puthren. Produced by Prithviraj Productions in association with Listin Stephen's Magic Frames, the film has music composed by Rajesh Murugesan of Premam fame.

The teaser of the film that released a few months back had gone viral among the fans and other promotional materials would be unveiled one after another in the coming days. Prithviraj plays the character of Joshi in the film while Nayanthara will be essaying the character of Sumangali Unnikrishnan. The film features an ensemble supporting cast that includes the likes of Chemban Vinod Jose, Lalu Alex, Baburaj, Mallika Sukumaran, Vinay Forrt, Shammi Thilakan, Shabareesh Varma, Jaffer Idukki, Roshan Mathew, Justin John, Deepti Sati, Ajmal Ameer, Saiju Kurup, Prem Kumar, Suresh Krishna, Shanthi Krishna, and others.