''Kannai Nambathey'' () is an upcoming Indian

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-language

crime thriller film Crime films, in the broadest sense, is a film genre inspired by and analogous to the crime fiction literary genre. Films of this genre generally involve various aspects of crime and its detection. Stylistically, the genre may overlap and combine ...

written and directed by Mu. Maran. The film stars

Udhayanidhi Stalin Udhayanidhi Stalin (born 27 November 1977) is an Indian film producer, actor, and politician who prominently works in the Tamil cinema. He is the Minister for Youth Welfare and Sports Development of Tamil Nadu in the ministry led by his father, ...

and

Aathmika Aathmika is an Indian actress and model who works in Tamil cinema. She is known for her debut role in the film ''Meesaya Murukku'' (2017). Early life Aathmika was born in Coimbatore She moved to Chennai to complete her graduation from M.O.P. ...

. Siddhu Kumar scores music for the film and editing is handled by San Lokesh. The film is scheduled to release in February 2023.

Cast

Sathish Sathish Muthukrishnan (born 23 May 1987) is an Indian actor and comedian working in the Tamil film industry. He made a breakthrough portraying a role alongside Sivakarthikeyan in '' Ethir Neechal'' (2013). He won Edison Award for Best Comedian ...

* Subiksha Krishnan

Production

The title of the film was taken from a song from the 1975 film ''

Ninaithadhai Mudippavan ''Ninaithadai Mudippavan'' () is a 1975 Indian Tamil-language action film, starring M. G. Ramachandran in dual roles, Latha, Manjula, M. N. Nambiar and Sharada in supporting roles. It is a remake of the 1970 Hindi film ''Sachaa Jhutha''. Pl ...

''. Maran announced that the film is set in the crime thriller genre, similar to his directorial debut ''

Iravukku Aayiram Kangal ''Iravukku Aayiram Kangal'' () is a 2018 Indian Tamil-language action thriller film directed by Mu. Maran. The film features an ensemble cast including Arulnithi, Ajmal, Mahima Nambiar, Vidya Pradeep, Chaya Singh, and Suja Varunee, while Anandar ...

''. He wanted an actress with a

girl next door The girl next door is a young female stock character who is often used in romantic stories. She is so named because she often lives next door to the protagonist or is a childhood friend. They start out with a mutual friendship that later often ...

image to be the lead actress on decided on

, whose performance in ''

Meesaya Murukku ''Meesaya Murukku'' () is a 2017 Indian Tamil-language coming-of-age comedy-drama film written and directed by Hiphop Tamizha Aadhi in his directorial debut and stars as the lead along with newcomer Aathmika as the female lead, while Vivek, RJ ...

'' impressed him.The film is scheduled to release in February 2023.

References

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* {{IMDb title, tt11467802 Indian crime thriller films Upcoming films Upcoming Tamil-language films 2020s Tamil-language films