CHENNAI: look poster on Friday. Bankrolled by Dream Warrior Pictures, the film has been officially titled Karuppu. The poster features a silhouette of Suriya holding a sickle in his hand and the poster mentions RJ Balaji as RJB.
The film will be a commercial entertainer with a mix of drama, emotion, fantasy and devotion. The courtroom drama will see Suriya playing Karuppu, which denotes deity Karupannasamy. Sources close to the film told DT Next that the film is nearing its completion. "Only a few days of shooting are left to be done. The team is working on the teaser cut, which is likely to be released for Suriya's birthday on July 23."
Karuppu has Trisha playing the female lead, marking her fourth collaboration with Suriya after Mounam Pesiyathe, Aayutha Ezhuthu, and Aaru. The movie will see RJ Balaji and Trisha playing lawyers while Suriya will be playing a rural character.
Sai Abhyankkar is donning the hat of music director, while GK Vishnu will handle cinematography and R Kalaivanan will take care of edits. Meanwhile, Suriya has begun filming his next project, Suriya 46, directed by Venky Atluri. Produced by Sithara Entertainments, the film will feature Mamitha Baiju as the female lead, with Radikaa Sarathkumar and Raveena Tandon in pivotal roles.