Rajisha Vijayan plays Maria Francis in ‘Kho Kho’

Rajisha Vijayan has announced an exciting update about her

upcoming sports film

‘

Kho Kho

’. The actress shared that she will be playing

Maria Francis

, in the film that was announced a couple of months ago. Rajisha Vijayan has also confirmed that the film will be releasing on the big screens in 2021.Manju Warrier launched the official poster of the film through her social media handle. "Happy to launch the official poster of KHO KHO, written and directed by Rahul Riji Nair under the banner of First Print Studios starring Rajisha Vijayan. Special shout out to all the girls in the film! Best wishes to the team," she said sharing the poster. <div class="fb-post" data-href="https://www.facebook.com/theManjuWarrier/posts/1497105077163815" data-width="500" data-show-text="true"><blockquote cite="https://www.facebook.com/theManjuWarrier/posts/1497105077163815" class="fb-xfbml-parse-ignore"><p>Happy to launch the official poster of KHO KHO, written and directed by Rahul Riji Nair under the banner of First Print...</p>Posted by <a href="https://www.facebook.com/theManjuWarrier/">Manju Warrier</a> on&nbsp;<a href="https://www.facebook.com/theManjuWarrier/posts/1497105077163815">Monday, 21 December 2020</a></blockquote></div>Rajisha Vijayan also shared the poster . “Unveiling Maria Francis and her team! Watch these girls conquer your hearts, they sure did mine! ♥️ KHO KHO

������A @rahulrijinair movie #totheatresin2021,” Rajisha Vijayan said in her Instagram post, sharing the new poster. The film ‘Kho Kho’ is based on a traditional Indian sport in the same name. Kho Kho is a form of tag that originated from Maharashtra and it is also one of the oldest outdoor sports in India.

The film is helmed by Rahul Riji Nair, who has directed films like ‘Ottamuri Velicham’ and ‘Dakini’ in the past. The director himself is scripting the film and ‘Kho Kho’ is produced by First Print Studios.

On the technical side, Tobin Thomas is cranking the lens and Christy Sebastian has roped in as the editor. Sidhartha Pradeep will handle the music department, while Prathap Raveendran is in charge of the music department. Dhanya Balakrishnan will be designing the costumes for the film and Ronex Xavier has roped in as the makeup man.