Surprises seem to keep springing out of the 'Nanban' unit. This Shankar outing boasts off a host of stars. The director is adept at making his characters fit aptly to the role they essay and with 'Nanban' he has been springing surprises one after the other. The latest to join the 'Nanban' hideout is reported to be actor-director-choreographer, Lawrence Raghavendra.

Earlier Raghava Lawrence had assisted with the dance choreography in Shankar's 'Sivaji: The Boss' that featured Superstar and Shriya Saran. 'Nanban' will also have a surprise role for director-actor SJ Suriyah, who is reported to play Javed Jaffery's role from the Hindi version. Sathyaraj will play the professor's or should we say, virus's role.

Lawrence's Kanchana is garnering good critic reviews with the film doing well commercially too. With him joining the 'Nanban' team the excitement among fans will only notch up higher.

Gearing ahead to release during Diwali, director Shankar and his team are fast forwarding with the shoot at a commendable pace.