'Karu' directed by A.L.Vijay is the first straight film for Sai Pallavi who gained fame through her stellar performance in the Malayalam super hit 'Premam'. The film also has Naga Shaurya who stars opposite Sai Pallavi in this thriller drama.

After winning a large fan base among the Tamil and Malayalam audience with her outing in 'Premam', 'Karu' will be Sai Pallavi's first Tamil film. In the audio launch function of the film, the actress also acknowledged Tamil fans as the prime reason for the place she has reached now in her career and she owed the long hiatus in between films to her zest to give out quality films.

Apart from the lead roles, the film also has an ensemble cast of R.J.Balaji, Veronika Arora, Santhana Bharathi, Rekha, Nizhalgal Ravi and Stunt Silva as well. Sam.C.S has composed the music for this much awaited film. The album comprises of 5 tracks out of which two are themes/instrumentals and have been received well by the audience.

Nirav Shah has cranked the camera for this film while Antony has handled the editing . The film is being bankrolled by Allirajah Subaskaran under the banner of Lyca Productions.

'Karu' which is touted to be a horror drama thriller is all set to start scaring audiences from this March 9.