Thangalaan: Dan Caltagirone joins Vikram, Pa Ranjith's much-awaited movie, makes his Twitter debut, too

The shooting of Pa Ranjith's Vikram-starrer Thangalaan is happening at a brisk pace; the latter had released a few stylish stills of him recently, leaving fans in awe. The team has now come up with a new update. Hollywood actor Dan Caltagirone of Lara Croft: Tomb Raider fame has joined the project.

A still of him from the movie has also been unveiled. Going by his looks, he seems to be playing a British national in the movie which is set against the backdrop of Kolar Gold Fields. His character is expected to be an action-packed one and needless to say, film buffs are eagerly waiting to see him sharing the screen space with Vikram.

Interestingly, Dan has also made his Twitter debut. He thanked Vikram for his wishes and replied with the tweet, "Thank you #Chiyaan! Happy to be a part of this amazing production. See you on the set tomorrow. Bright and early (sic)."

Gnanavel's Studio Green and Ranjith's Neelam Productions are bankrolling the movie which is set in the British era. GV Prakash is scoring music for the film; he had revealed recently that he is attempting a fusion genre for the movie for the first time.

Malavika Mohanan, Pasupathy and Parvathi Thiruvothu are playing crucial roles in the project which has cinematography and editing handled by Kishore Kumar and RK Selva respectively. Thangalaan is likely to hit the screens this year; the makers are expected to make an announcement on its theatrical release date soon after its shoot is wrapped.

Netflix has bagged the movie's post theatrical digital rights. The film will be Vikram's second outing in 2023 after Ponniyin Selvan 2 which has been slated for a release on April 28.