Ramya Nambeesan and Prabhudeva in Karthik Subbaraj’s silent film Mercury

After the release of Iraivi, director Karthik Subbaraj had informed that his next film will be with Dhanush. However, due to the actor’s prior commitments, the project had to be postponed. In the meanwhile, Karthik roped in actor turned filmmaker Prabhudeva to play the lead in his new film.

The movie titled as Mercury is a silent film, meaning, there will be no dialogues. Prabhudeva is reportedly playing a negative role in the film. Shoot for the movie has already been wrapped up. The team had been quietly shooting for the film in different parts of Kerala and Pondicherry.

Remya Nambeesan, who played the female lead in Karthik Subbaraj’s debut film Pizza, is playing a pivotal role in Mercury. It is reported that she is playing a very prominent character alongside Prabhudeva, but the makers are tight lipped about the details regarding the nature of her character remains a secret.

Apart from Remya, Sananth Reddy of Jil Jung Juk fame will also be seen in a pivotal role. Tirru, who won the national award this year for his work in 24, is handling the camera and Santhosh Narayanan, a regular in Karthik’s films, is handling the music department.

Mercury is being funded by Karthik Subbaraj’s own production house Stone Bench Films & Originals.