Tamizh, who played a notable role in Jai Bhim, has directed the movie,
A poster of the film
There have been unconfirmed reports about Vikram Prabhu-starrer Taanakkaran skipping theatrical release for a while. The news has now been made official. The social media handle of Disney+ Hotstar announced that the film directed by Tamizh will have a direct release on the digital platform soon.
Tamizh was recently in the news for the notable negative character he played in Suriya-starrer Jai Bhim which also courted controversy later. The teaser of Taanakkaran was released by the makers a few months ago, and film lovers are now eagerly awaiting an update on its release date.
Anjali Nair, Lal, MS Bhaskar and Madhusudhanan among others play important characters in the project which revolves around the lives of youngsters who go through difficult situations in a police training camp. The movie is said to be based on a few true incidents and it is billed as a hard-hitting drama.
SR Prakash Babu, SR Prabhu, P Gobinath and Thanga Prabaharan have bankrolled the film under Potential Studios. Madhesh Manickam and Philomin Raj have handled cinematography and editing respectively for the movie which has music composed by Ghibran. Stunner Sam has choreographed some realistic action sequences for the project, which according to the makers, will be one of its highlights.
The makers had earlier revealed that Vikram Prabhu had shed 10 kilos to essay the character of a police trainee. The team had roped in real cops for most of its sequences. The film was completed way before the pandemic hit the world.
Vikram's last outing, Pulikkuthi Pandi, too, skipped theatrical release. The movie had a direct release on Sun NXT. The actor has the magnum opus Ponniyin Selvan and the recently started Tiger in his kitty.
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