Aayirathil Iruvar is an upcoming Tamil film written, directed and produced by Saran. The film features Vinay in dual lead roles and three newcomers, Samuthrika, Swasthika and Kesha Khambhati, as the female leads, while the directors regular composer Bharathwaj scores the music. The film was shot primarily in Thirunelveli while filming took also place in Hyderabad, Bangkok and Dubai. The film was said to be dealing with money laundering and hawala. The film scheduled to release in 2016.
Production began in December 2012 in Thirunelveli, and posters from a photo shoot featuring Vinay in dual roles were released later in February 2013. Bharadwaj noted the film was a musical, revealing he had composed six songs of usual length plus fifteen more of about thirty seconds length for scenes. However the film ran into troubles in 2013 and filming was postponed for the remainder of the year. The team reemerged and began production again in early January 2014, with Saran announcing that new actresses Swasthika and Kesha were also being introduced, in place of a couple of actresses who had been revealed earlier. In a press meet closer to the films release, Saran announced that he had renamed two of the three female lead to avoid confusion with existing artistes. Hindi actress Sakshi Chaudhary became Samuthrika for Tamil films after impressing Saran at an audition, while Surabhi became Swasthika after Saran was impressed by a photograph. Supporting actress Rethika Srinivas, previously seen in Vazhakku Enn 189 2012 and Nimirndhu Nil 2014, revealed that she would play a village character pitted against the two characters played by Vinay. She also revealed that the films title had been changed to Aayirathil Iruvar and the team subsequently shot scenes in Tirunelveli. Besides Rethika, Sana and Kaajal Pasupathi were reported to play important roles.The music is composed by Bharathwaj while the lyrics were written by Vairamuthu and his son Kabilan Vairamuthu. ........
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