Chennai, April 5 – The unit of director Sathya Siva’s highly anticipated Tamil film ‘Arivu’, which recently completed the film’s first shooting schedule at Munnar, has now renovated a government school in the area, much to the delight of the local people.
Sources close to the film’s unit, which features actor Vijay Kumar (from the popular film 'Uriyadi') and actress Kayal Anandhi in the lead roles, said that some scenes of the film were shot at a government school in a place called Letchmi, near Ottapaarai in Munnar.
While shooting there, the film’s unit noticed that the school lacked adequate basic facilities for students. Immediately, the film’s producer, Sai Vinod Jayakumar, decided to provide these facilities at the school, sources said.
Accordingly, renovation work was carried out in the school. The building was also repainted. In addition, drinking water facilities have now been provided at the school. This gesture by the film unit has been praised by the students and the people in the region.
After completing the first phase of the film’s shooting at Munnar, the unit is now in the midst of its second schedule in Theni.
For those unfamiliar, ‘Arivu’ will feature a strong social storyline centered around women’s rights. In addition to Vijay Kumar and Anandhi, the film will also feature I M Vijayan, Deepa Shankar, and Singam Puli in significant roles.
Sathyasiva, who has written the story and screenplay, is known for conveying strong social themes in a vibrant cinematic language. The film is being produced by Sai Vinod Jayakumar under the banner of Movietron Productions.
On the technical front, the music for the film is being composed by D. Imman. The cinematography is by Dil Raju, and the editing is by Vetri Krishnan. Art direction is by S K Ramu.
Sources close to the unit say that the team plans to complete shooting before the Tamil New Year.