Susienthiran to helm pandemic thriller with Jai & Bharathirajaa

After making three sports films last year,

Susienthiran

will be making a film which will revolve around incidents related to the COVID-19 pandemic, with Jai in the lead.

A source tells us, “Apart from Jai, the film will also star Barathirajaa, Smruthi Venkat, Divya Duraisamy, Harish Uthaman, Bala Saravanan and Kaali Venkat, among others.

Velraj

will be handling the cinematography, and Ajesh is composing the music. Set entirely in a village, the film will be a thriller revolving around events that take place during the coronavirus pandemic. All the required permissions to shoot have been obtained, and the team will start work as soon as there’s a go-ahead for film shoots from the government.”

The shoot is expected to take place in and around Oddanchatram and Theni. “Susienthiran is in his native place, Oddanchatram, and had roped in the cast and crew a few weeks ago.


Interestingly, most of the team members belong to where the film will be shot, like Barathiraaja (Theni) and Velraj (Madurai, which is near Theni),” the source says. We hear the cast and crew will not be taking salary upfront, and will take a share of the film’s business as their salary.