Universal Star Kamal`s Shabhash Naidu, which is Raj Kamal Films's 41st film, is a Tamil-Telugu- Hindi trilingual directed by acclaimed Malayalam director T.K. Rajeev Kumar. The film's shoot has been kick-started in the US. Kamal plays a RAW officer in this film, which has Brahmanandam playing his assistant. About 80 pc of the film will be shot in that country. The shoot will be wrapped up by the end of June or the first week of July.

The shoot was supposed to start on May 14 itself, but Kamal stayed back in Chennai in order to cast his vote. Finally, Kamal Haasan has announced that he is off to LA with three bound scripts that is the scripts written by him for the Tamil, Telugu and Hindi versions of the film. The titles are Sabash Naidu in Tamil and Telugu and Sabash Kundu in Hindi.

Ramya Krishnan is paired up with Kamal and Shruthi Haasan shares screen space with her father after a long gap since Thevar Magan.

The Telugu audience will have a double treat because Kamal is now sharing screen space with Brahmi. On the other hand, the Tamil audience will get to watch a unique combination. Hollywood actor Manu Narayan has been roped in to play an important role. He has been signed as Shruti`s pair in the film. Manu has played pivotal roles in films like Love Guru`, Wall Street 'Money Never Sleeps` and the lead role in the Broadway musical Bombay Dreams` by A.R.Rahman and Andrew Lloyd Webber.