Actor Prabhu, who has turned himself into a formidable supporting actor, has taken the plunge as a hero again. This time, it will be for a historic thriller, called 'Arasa Kattalai', which was launched this morning.

After donning the greasepaint from roles like “Vaddi” in 'Vasool Raja MBBS', Senthilnathan in ‘Chandramukhi' and 'Kuselan', apart from his recent role as Das in 'Ayan', Prabhu is playing the protagonist in 'Arasa Kattalai'. Directed by a new comer V. Kishore, the film is being produced by Kanmani Creations and Varsha Media, and was launched in AVM Studios this morning.

The film, said its director, had a very strong historic script, and would shoot Prabhu’s portion form early May. Another new face from Kerala is getting all set to be launched as the heroine, while Shobana plays an important role. Shivanesan, a former assistant to AR Rahman, is being launched as a music director and the film has five songs.

Shooting for the film began with a song in AVM itself, with a huge Dhaba set, the crew is expected to move to Bangkok to shoot a few songs. New comer Senguttuvan handles the camera.

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