The teaser of Karthi's next movie 'Japan' was released on his birthday on May 25th and has won the hearts of fans thanks to his quirky avatar as a petty thief who is the hero, villain and comedian rolled together. The film produced by Dream Warrior Pictures is directed by Raju Murugan with G.V. Prakash Kumar scoring the music.

'Japan' had ace cinematographer Ravi Varman on board but not it is reported that he has been replaced by Sathyan Sooryan for the final schedule of shooting. The reason give is that Ravi Varman who is also the DOP for Kamal Haasan's mega flick 'Indian 2' directed by Shankar the dates clashed and he opted out.

'Japan' has Karthi and Anu Emmanuel as the lead pair with Sunil, Vijay Milton & others in supporting roles. The producers have already announced that the film will be hitting the screens on Diwali this year and will be clashing with Sivakarthikeyan's 'Ayalaan' and Karthik Subbaraj's 'Jigarthanda Double X' starring Raghava Lawrence and S.J. Suryah.