Sivakarthikeyan-Samantha movie starts rolling

The superhit duo of Sivakarthikeyan and director Ponram are teaming up once again for a rom-com entertainer. Samantha Ruth Prabhu is playing the female lead in this yet to be titled movie. Simran, one of the leading actresses of her time, is also playing a pivotal role in the movie.

This is Sivakarthikeyan’s third outing with director Ponram’s third after the superhit films Varuthapadatha Valibar Sangam and Rajini Murugan. This new movie has a solid cast that includes Malayali actor Lal, Napoleon, Soori, Motta Rajendran, Yogi Babu and Manobala among others.

Within a week of commencement of it’s shoot, the movie’s satellite rights has been acquired by a huge price for leading Tamil channel Sun TV. The movie is being produced by 24 AM Studios, their third successive film with Sivakarthikeyan after Remo and the upcoming Mohan Raja directorial Velaikaaran.

Last week, the satellite rights of Velaikaaran was bagged by Vijay TV for a big amount. Sivakarthikeyan is a household name in Tamil Nadu and his movie premieres normally have great viewership.

This is the first movie where Sivakarthikeyan and Samantha will be sharing screen space. The actress is undergoing training in Tamil Nadu’s traditional martial arts form Silambam for her role in the movie.

Director Ponram has retained the same set of technicians for his new movie also. D Imman will be handling the music department and Balasubramaniam is cranking the camera for this rom-com, set in a rural backdrop.