The shooting of Attacker, starring Pavish and Avantika Sundar in the lead roles, commenced on Monday on the outskirts of Chennai. The film is being produced by Dinesh Raj under the banner Zinema Entertainment Limited and marks the directorial debut of Dhamo Nagabooshanam, a former associate of filmmaker Pa Ranjith.

Pavish, the nephew of actor Dhanush, is paired opposite Avantika, daughter of actor politician Khushbu, in the sports based entertainer.

Following a recent pooja ceremony, the film officially went on floors with producer Dinesh Raj and director Pa Ranjith inaugurating the shoot. Extending his support to the director, Ranjith called “Action” for the first shot featuring Pavish and actor Mime Gopi.

Attacker is centred around the sport of volleyball and is set to be shot across Chennai and several locations in southern India during its upcoming schedules.