Chennai, February 17 – Actor and producer Sivakarthikeyan visited the world-famous Shiva temple in Tiruvannamalai along with his family members on Tuesday and offered prayers on the occasion of his birthday.
Video clips of the actor and his wife Aarthy offering prayers at the world-renowned Shiva temple have gone viral on social media.
Earlier in the day, the actor had shared a glimpse video released by the makers of his next film, "Seyon," to mark his birthday.
He wrote in Tamil, "For those who adore me, for those who love me, for those who think more about me than I do myself, for my fans, for my brothers and sisters #Seyon. Soorasambavam loading... #SeyonOct26 #OneMoreTime."
The film is being produced by Kamal Haasan's RaajKamal Films International and Turmeric Media.
The celebration video showcases an incident that occurs on the second day of the Maasi Kalari festival at the Karumaathur Virumaandi Temple. The incident involves a major scuffle at the festival taking place two hours later.
A group of people gather at the local police station, as the constable explains the situation to the inspector. He informs that a major fight had broken out at the festival while the inspector begins inspecting those who have gathered at the station.
He finds a group of young men with shaven heads and asks them what happened. The constable explains that the young men with shaven heads behaved indecently by flashing laser lights at the dancers and making reels out of it. "Therefore, somebody beat them up and shaved half their heads," he explains. The inspector then asks another man from another group why he was beaten. He says he was asked what play they were to stage at the festival and he had informed them that he was to stage the devotional "Valli Thirumanam (Valli's wedding to Lord Murugan)" and therefore, he too was beaten up.
The reply makes those in prison wonder if the person who beat up the theatre artist was an atheist. But then another man clarifies, "He is not an atheist. In fact, he is the one who gets possessed by the divine spirit of Virumaandi."
The police realise that everyone from the neighboring villages is present except the people of Karumathur, who are carrying out the procession. The others try to stop the procession but according to custom, the procession must not be stopped. The procession proceeds and the inspector happens to see Sivakarthikeyan in a possessed state and prays to him...
The celebration video gives the impression that the story will be set in Madurai. The makers also disclosed that the film would release in October this year.
The film, which will feature Sivakarthikeyan in a powerful and dynamic new role, will be a grand rural commercial entertainer.
It may be recalled that the makers had, on Monday, released the title poster of the film. The title poster had Sivakarthikeyan seated on what appears to be a stone throne adorned with peacock feathers with a machete placed over his shoulder. The actor has well-oiled hair and is seen in a rural get-up. He sports a well-toned physique and is surrounded by peacocks.
The film has triggered huge interest as it marks a significant reunion between Sivakarthikeyan and Raaj Kamal Films International. Their collaboration for this film comes on the heels of the blockbuster success of their earlier film 'Amaran', which garnered both critical acclaim and commercial triumph.
Produced by Kamal Haasan and R. Mahendran, the film brings together powerful storytelling and a compelling cinematic vision. Director Sivakumar Murugesan will be stepping into his second directorial venture after the much-awaited soon-to-be-released 'Thaai Kizhavi'.
Adding to the excitement, this project will mark the first-ever collaboration between RaajKamal Films International, Sivakarthikeyan, and acclaimed composer Santhosh Narayanan.
The film will have cinematography by Vivek Vijayakumar and editing by San Lokesh. Art direction for the film will be by R K Nagu while Keerthy Sampath and Joshua Maxwell will be its costume designers.
