Chennai, March 12 – According to sources in the industry, Dhanush, who has a number of interesting projects lined up one after another, is expected to complete the shooting of director Rajkumar Periasamy's eagerly awaited film, tentatively titled #D55, by September this year.
The actor is then expected to move on to his other projects, one of which is being directed by Mari Selvaraj and the other by Tamizharasan Pachamuthu.
Sources close to the #D55 unit say that the unit is currently in the midst of its second schedule, which is taking place in Chennai, and that many scenes involving Malayalam superstar Mammootty will be filmed during this schedule.
For the uninitiated, Telugu actor Chaitu Jonnalagadda, who recently won the Special Jury (Male) award at the 2025 Gaddar Telangana state Film Awards for his performance in the Telugu film 'Raju Weds Rambai', has been roped in for director Rajkumar Periasamy's upcoming Tamil film #D55, featuring Dhanush and Malayalam superstar Mammootty in the lead roles.
Industry insiders say that he has already shot for a few days for this film.
They say that the actor, who has shot for the film in Chennai alongside Dhanush and Sai Pallavi, will be seen playing a character that appears throughout the film.
It may be recalled that director Rajkumar Periasamy had only recently announced the entire technical team of the film and disclosed that the film would be shot by cinematographer Ezhil Arasu.
He had also revealed that the editing would be done by Kalaivanan R, and that Kavya Sriram would be designing the costumes for the film. Although art director Rajeevan is missing from the picture, the director has mentioned his name and said that he will be handling the production design.
The team has already announced that Sai Abhyankkar will be scoring the music for the much-awaited entertainer.
Earlier, the makers of the film had welcomed Malayalam star Mammootty on board the film. Wunderbar Films, one of the production houses that is producing the film, had said, "When the Big M chooses a story, it becomes history. Super excited to welcome Megastar @mammukka onboard #D55! We are honoured! Thank you #Mammootty sir."
Director Rajkumar Periasamy, who took to his X timeline to personally welcome the Malayalam superstar, had said, "Dear @mammukka, the day you said ‘Yes’ I knew the almighty has blessed #D55 with Divinity. I’m honoured and ecstatic to welcome you, our very own #Mammootty sir on board for the film! Can’t wait to see your magic unfold along with @dhanushkraja sir. Here’s to my #OyeMammootty times for life."
Responding to the welcome messages, Mammootty wrote back saying, "Elated and excited to be a part of this journey with @dhanushkraja and @Rajkumar_KP (smiley)."
It may be recalled that Wunderbar Films, the production house of actor Dhanush, had taken to its X timeline to welcome actress Sai Pallavi. It had said, "She’s about grace and strength - all at once. Welcoming everybody’s favourite @Sai_Pallavi92 on board #D55. The hit combo returns to the big screen."
The makers of the film had already welcomed actress Sreeleela on board the unit of the film on January 30 this year.
The film has triggered huge excitement as the makers have already disclosed that this film will be a magnum opus. It may be recalled that only a few days ago, another production house called R Take Studios had announced that it was joining hands with Wunderbar Films for producing this film.
