Chennai, March 14 – If industry sources are to be believed, actor Silambarasan, more popularly known as Simbu, has sung a song in director R J Balaji's eagerly awaited upcoming action thriller 'Karuppu', featuring actor Suriya in the lead.
A picture of actor Silambarasan with the film's music director, Sai Abhyankar, has gone viral on social media. Sources say the picture was taken when Simbu arrived to record the song for the film.
Excitement about the film has increased after director R J Balaji's recent announcement that they would be releasing an update on the film's release date soon.
Director RJ Balaji had recently released a video clip in which he refuted rumors that 'Karuppu' was to be released on April 10 this year.
In the video, RJ Balaji said, "I know that many of Suriya's fans are disappointed because it has been a long wait. I have also been working on this for almost two years. So, your wait will be worth it. We have no intention of delaying the release. Within a week to 10 days, we will be informing you about the exact release date."
He then refuted the rumors that the film would be released on April 10 this year.
"It definitely will not be released on April 10," he said, even as he continued driving his car.
In a lighthearted manner, the actor-director dismissed the rumors, saying that there were rumors of a fight between him and the producer, between the producer and the music director, and even between the producer and himself. Laughing, he said, "I understand that you are all disappointed because of the long wait, but you will all love the movie when it is released. I will provide an update soon."
A teaser of the film, released on the occasion of Suriya's birthday last year, had sparked excitement among film enthusiasts.
The teaser begins with the deity of Karuppu being worshipped with chili powder, while a voice says, "You are not worshipping a calm deity. If you pray with sincerity and offer chilies, you will be worshipping a fierce deity that will deliver instant justice."
The teaser then introduces Suriya's character, Saravanan, who also goes by the name 'Karuppu'.
The rest of the teaser shows that the film will be a proper commercial entertainer with plenty of action sequences. Suriya is also seen delivering several punch lines in the film. For instance, Suriya says, "Blast! My brother, this is our time, I'm going to give you all a beating."
Actress Trisha plays the female lead in this film, which also features Malayalam actors Indrans, Sshivada, Swasika, and Tamil actors Yogi Babu and Natty in supporting roles.
The film has music by young music sensation Sai Abhyankar, and cinematography by GK Vishnu, the same cinematographer who impressed with his work in films like Vijay's 'Bigil', 'Jawan', and 'Mersal'.
R Kalaivanan will be the editor of this film, which will have Vikram Mor choreographing the stunts and Arun Venjaramoodu as the art director.