Chennai, February 16 – Actor and director RJ Balaji's highly anticipated action entertainer, "Karuppu," starring Suriya, will be released after the state assembly elections this summer.
The director, who participated in a college event held recently, said, "Karuppu is ready for release. However, we don't want to create excessive hype, as we don't want fans to have unrealistic expectations when they come to watch the film and be disappointed if the film falls short of such high expectations. The movie is well-made, and you will all enjoy it. We intend to release the film after the elections this summer. It's a film that the entire family can enjoy together. Students can also enjoy it with their parents."
The film has generated significant excitement since the makers released a teaser. The teaser was released on the occasion of Suriya's birthday last year.
The teaser begins with the deity of Karuppu being worshipped with chili powder, while a voice says, "It's not a calm deity that you worship with grace. If you pray with sincerity and offer chilies, it's a fierce deity that will deliver instant justice."
We are then introduced to Suriya's character in the film. We learn that he plays a lawyer named Saravanan, and that he also has another name – Karuppu.
The rest of the teaser shows that the film will be a proper commercial entertainer with a lot of action sequences. Suriya is also seen delivering several punch lines in the film. For example, Suriya says, "Blast! My brother, this is our time, I'm gonna give you all a whacking."
Actress Trisha plays the female lead in this film, which will also feature Malayalam actors Indrans, Sshivada, Swasika, and Tamil actors Yogi Babu and cinematographer and actor Natty in key roles.
The film has music by young music sensation Sai Abhyankkar, 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 stunts for the film, and Arun Venjaramoodu as the art director.
