Actor Arun Vijay is one of the rare artists to have gone down to the rock bottom and yet managed to swim all the way up to the surface and to begin swimming with vigor. The actor started his second innings in the industry with the action drama Malai Malai which hit the screens in the year 2009 under the direction of film maker A. Venkatesh. From that point onwards the actor has picked interesting projects and has rebuilt his career to the level of doing multiple films concurrently. The actor who was last seen on screens in Mafia: Chapter 1 is gearing up for the release of his next entertainer titled Yaanai. Now, we have an interesting update on the project.
The production house had earlier announced that the entertainer will be released on 6th of May. But there seems to be a change in the release date. Yaanai is all set to hit the theaters on 17th of June this year. Actor Arun Vijay himself has shared the news on social media. Taking to his official twitter handle the actor shared a poster from the flick, and wrote, “Humbled to announce the change of release date upon distributor’s request. Yaanai all set to rule the screens from this June 17th in cinemas.” Here is the post shared by the actor.
Film maker Hari has directed the entertainer. Storyteller Hari has a serious reputation in the mass action genre. The director’s last outing was the sequel of Saamy back in 2018. He is making a comeback nearly after a period of 4 years. This has set the expectation level on the venture quite high among the fans of the director. Apart from actor Arun Vijay, the film has actress Priya Bhavani Shankar essaying the female lead role. The film has an ensemble cast that has actors Samuthirakani, Prakash Raj, Radhika Sarathkumar, Ramachandra Raju, Yogi Babu, Pugazh, Aishwarya, Ammu Abhirami, Prema Priya, Thalaivasal Vijay, Rajesh, Imman Annachi, Jayabalan, and Rama in various other supporting roles. Cinematographer S. Gopinath has taken care of the cinematography department of the flick. Editor Anthony has edited the movie. The musical instruments for the drama have been handled by musician G. V. Prakash Kumar. The entertainer is bankrolled by S Sakthivel and S Vijayan under the banner house Drumstick Productions.
On the work front, actor Arun Vijay who was last seen on screens in Mafia: Chapter 1 is currently gearing up for an OTT release in the likes of Oh My Dog helmed by director Sarov Shanmugam which is set to hit the Amazon Prime OTT platform on 21st of April. The actor is currently busy shooting for his upcoming projects titled Boxer under the direction of Vivek in which he will be romancing actress Ritika Singh and Sinam helmed by storyteller Kumaravelan in which he will be sharing the screen space with actress Palak Lalwani. Apart from these entertainers, the actor has Borrder directed by filmmaker Arivazhagan Venkatachalam in which he will be seen alongside actress Regina Cassandra, Agni Siragugal helmed by Naveen which will have actress Akshara Haasan in the female lead role, shaping up in the post production stage.