Samuthirakani had earlier collaborated with Priyadarshan on last year’s Oppam, starring Mohanlal.
Last week, Udhayanidhi Stalin had announced that he would team up with Priyadarshan, in what the director later confirmed as the Tamil remake of Maheshinte Prathikaaram.
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Apart from Udhay, the film will also feature actor MS Bhaskar in an important role, and actress Namitha Pramod is currently in talks to star in the film. The team will reportedly begin shoot in Tenkasi, Theni, Madurai, and surrounding locales soon.
Samuthirakani, whose directorial Thondan released two weeks ago, is currently shooting for Vetrimaaran’s Vada Chennai starring Dhanush. He also has the Malayalam remake of Appa titled Aakasha Mittayi in the pipeline. The actor is also shooting for Pa Ranjith’s Kaala starring Rajinikanth, and has completed shooting his portions for Soundarya Rajinikanth’s VIP2.