It’s a laugh riot next for Shirish

The first look of Metro Shirish’s next,

Pistha

is out and going by the picture, it looks like Shirish and team — Sathish, Yogi Babu,

Senthil

— are kidnapping the bride, played by

Arundhathi

Nair, with the groom Namo Narayana haplessly looking on. Ask the actor about the film and he smiles, “There is no connection between our film and Karthik’s Pistha (1997). The only common factor is that this one, too, will be a laugh riot. The film is set in Kumbakonam and I play the owner of a santhai. We’ve finished shooting for the film and the post production work is going on in full swing. The team is looking for a July-August release.”

Directed by Ramesh Bharathi, actresses Mridula Murali and Arundhati play the female leads.
Apparently, Shirish and Senthil didn’t have any combination scenes together in the initial version. “Senthil sir is a legendary actor. When the director first wrote the script, we didn’t have any scenes together. But he tweaked the script and gave us a few scenes together. After doing thrillers, working on this film was a different experience. Initially, I was apprehensive. I had my first few scenes with Yogi Babu and Sathish, who are quick with their comic timing. But, over time, I was able to pick up.” Dharan has composed music for the film, and this will be his 25th film as a composer.