First single from Viruman, Kanja Poovu Kannala is a soothing melody

Kanja Poovu Kanaala, the first single from Karthi's Viruman, was released on the actor's birthday today

A still from Viruman

Kanja Poovu Kanaala, the first single from Karthi and Aditi Shankar's Viruman, was released on the actor's birthday today. The film, directed by Muthaiah, has music by Yuvan Shankar Raja. A promo of the first single from the film, Kanja Poovu Kanaala, was released earlier. The song is a melody featured on the lead actors and is sung by Sid Sriram. Lyrics for the songs are penned by Karumathur Manimaran,

Karthi released the single on his social media page today, "Yuvan’s classic village Love song with @sidsriram. Here it is…our favorite…#KanjaPoovuKannala ▶️ https://bit.ly/KanjaPoovuKannala#VirumanFirstSingle @Suriya_offl @dir_muthaiya #KarumathurManimaran @AditiShankarofl @rajsekarpandian @thisisysr @SonyMusicSouth @2D_ENTPVTLTD #Viruman (Sic)."

The film's production house had earlier made the announcement on its social media page, "The foot-tapping first single #KanjaPoovuKannala from #Viruman is releasing on May 25, 12PM!Stay Tuned! #VirumanFirstSingle 🎤 - @sidsriram ✍️ - #KarumathurManimaran 🎶 - @thisisysr @Karthi_Offl @Suriya_offl @dir_muthaiya @AditiShankarofl @rajsekarpandian @sonymusicsouth (sic)."

Viruman is touted to be a rural mass entertainer set in Madurai and is all set to hit screens on August 25. This is the second time that the Karthi and Muthaiah are teaming up for a film, after their 2015 hit rural entertainer, Komban. The film had Lakshmi Menon playing the leading lady. Viruman marks filmmaker Shankar's daughter Aditi's acting debut. The rest of the star cast includes Rajkiran, Prakash Raj, RK Suresh, Manoj, and Soori, in pivotal roles.

In his career spanning 14 years, this is the first time that Karthi has worked for the second time with a filmmaker. The actor had taken to his social media account after the film's launch to share his excitement of being in Madurai after he shot for his debut project, Paruthiveeran, there. Interestingly, Rajkiran was also part of Komban, Karthi's previous collaboration with Muthiah.

Jyotika and Suriya's home banner, 2D Entertainment is bankrolling Viruman. The makers have inked a deal with Disney+ Hotstar and after its theatrical run, it will release on OTT.

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