Thiruchitrambalam
Thiruchitrambalam is an upcoming Indian Tamil-language romantic comedy film written and directed by Mithran Jawahar. The film is produced by Kalanithi Maran under the banner Sun Pictures. The film stars Dhanush in the lead role with Raashi Khanna, Nithya Menen, Priya Bhavani Shankar as female leads, with Prakash Raj and Bharathiraja in supporting roles. The film's music and score is composed by Anirudh Ravichander, with cinematography handled by Om Prakash and editing done by Prasanna GK. Production. Development. In December 2019, the film production studio Sun Pictures, headed by Kalanithi Maran, announced a new project with Dhanush , with the tentative title "#D44" (the actor's 44th film in leading role). The film marked Dhanush's first active project as a producer, as Sun Pictures had earlier distributed "Padikkadavan" (2009), "Aadukalam" and "Mappillai" (2011). Mithran Jawahar, who earlier directed "Yaaradi Nee Mohini" (2008), "Kutty" and "Uthamaputhiran" (2010), with Dhanush in the lead was rumoured to direct the film, while his involvement was being undisclosed. Anirudh Ravichander was announced as the film's music composer in October 2020. Initially Hansika Motwani, who collaborated with Dhanush in "Mappillai", was rumoured as the female lead. However, Raashi Khanna and Priya Bhavani  Shankar were announced as the female leads. Nithya Menen was announced as the third lead pairing opposite Dhanush, while Prakash Raj and Bharathiraja joined the film as a supporting role. The film's title "Thiruchitrambalam" was announced on 5 August 2021. Filming. Principal photography for the film began with a pooja ceremony in Chennai on 5 August 2021. On 10 August, Prakash Raj took a short break for surgery after he fractured his shoulder during the shooting. Raashi Khanna joined the film's sets in Chennai on 25 August. The crew went to film the song sequences in Pondicherry after  the Chennai schedule being completed. In late-August, stills from the film, featuring Dhanush and Khanna, were leaked and went viral on internet. In September, a song shoot featuring Dhanush and Nithya Menen was choreographed by Jani Master and filmed in the outskirts of Pondicherry. Stills from the song shoot were leaked onto the internet. The film's shooting, which took place for 50 days, has been completed in early-October 2021. On 14 February 2022, it was announced that dubbing for the film has begun. Soundtrack. The music and original score is composed by Anirudh Ravichander, reuniting with Dhanush  after six years since their last film, "Thanga Magan" (2015). It marks Anirudh's fifth collaboration with Dhanush and his first with Mithran Jawahar. On 4 March 2022, lyricist Vivek has announced that he will be writing lyrics for one of the songs in the film. Release. It is reported that the film is scheduled for theatrical release on 1 July 2022. Home media. The satellite rights of the film were bought by Sun TV and the streaming rights of the film were acquired by Sun NXT and Netflix respectively.