Actor, producer and lyric writer Dhanush has made his long pending directorial debut with 'Power Paandi' that will have Raj Kiran in the lead role. The shooting of the film started last month and the latest reports suggest that 50% of the film has been completed.

'Power Paandi' is the story about stunt artists in film industry. Prasanna plays Rajkiran's son in the film. Chaya Singh who made her acting debut with Dhanush in the 2003 blockbuster 'Thiruda Thirudi' is acting in an important character. Talks are on with Nadhiya to play the pair of Rajkiran in the film. Robbo Shankar is also playing an important role. Dhanush and director Gautham Menon will make cameo appearances in the film.

Dhanush is producing the film under his Wunderbar Films banner and he will be penning the lyrics for all the songs composed by music director Sean Roldon. Velraj is handling the Cinematography while GK Prasanna is taking care of Editing.