Egyptian cinema star actor Ahmed Helmy is closing out the hot Adha Feast season with his new film Khayal Ma'ata (Scarecrow) premiering on Thursday.

Directed by Khaled Marie, the comedy also stars Menna Shalaby, Khaled El-Sawy, Hassan Hosni and Bayoumi Fouad.

Helmy, one of the main judges at famous talent shows, has screened his last feature Laf w Dawaran in 2016.

Khayal Ma'ata will be competing with three  record-breaking films like El-Fil El-Azraq 2 (The Blue Elephant), Weld Rizk (The Sons of Rizk), and Al-Kinz (The Treasure) during the feast along with other commercial films.

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