Karan to play hero in Thee Nagar and Karupppasami Guthagaidarar

"Kokki" has put actor Karan on an upward trajectory as a hero. The success of "Kokki" , in which he proved that he could be a hero as well, not merely a villain and a character actor, has fetched him two more hero roles in "Thee Nagar" and "Karuppasami Guthagaidarar.

'Karuppasami..." will be produced under the banner of Friends Cinema. Murthi, who worked as joint director under directors Ezhil, Sasi, S.S. Stanley and Simbudevan, is making his debut as director in this film. The story, screenplay and dialogue for the film are written by Murthi. The main producers are Sethu, Vinith Gogia, and R. Balasubramanian. Dina scores the music.The cinematographer is J. Sridhar.

The film will be shot in and around the temple town of Madurai.

The film is a realistic portrayal of a common youth of Madurai and the happenings around him. The female lead to play opposite Karan is yet to be chosen. The comedy track is entrusted to Vadivelu who plays a constant companion of the hero Karan throughout. Sakthikumar plays an important character role.

"Thee Nagar": Karan had signed for this film before "Karuppasami...." The story is a real life incident which occurred when debutant director Thirumalai was a student in a city college. Karan plays the role of a college student and the film is about the trials and tribulations he undergoes and how he overcome them with the help of his friends.

Kerala beauty, Udayathara, who is now starring in "Kannum Kannum", her first film, is to pair with Karan in "Thee Nagar". Swarna Malya, Mahanadhi Sankar, Ilavarasu and Fatima Babu are also in the cast. Chelladurai handles the camera. Music director is Jassie Gift, who scrored the music for "Four Friends".

Director Thirumalai worked as associate director with K. Subash for many of his films and also had a brief stint in Hindi films. Besides debuting as director, he has also written the story, screenplay and dialogue for "Thee Nagar", to be produced by S.R. Studios.

Thirumalai says "this is a film with an unusual story where Karan's role has shades of grey"

A comeback: Karan has made a dramatic re-entry with "Kokki" after a gap of two years. He did not accept any roles during this period and this pushed him into the category of "fading actors". The film "Nammavar" was shot him into the limelight and he says he has gained the confidence of taking on any role as a villain, a character actor and even a hero and this confidence one would get only after acting in a dozen films. He decided to come out of the circle within which he confined himself. The role of hero in "Kokki" came his way after a two-year wait

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