Tharangam teaser: Dhanush’s debut Malayalam production is intriguing, watch video

Tharangam is said to be a dark comedy, which is directed by Dominic Arun of Mrithyumjayam fame. In the film, Tovino plays Padmanathan Pillai, a Sub-Inspector in the Kerala police department. The first look poster of the film which was released earlier had hinted that Tovino will be playing a disgraced police officer and he is under suspension for being a part of an “unauthorised mission leading to the death of a police officer.”

According to reports, the filmmakers will be introducing 30 new faces with this film. Besides, Tovino, the film’s star cast includes, Santhy Balachandran, Neha Iyer, Balu Varghese, Vijayaraghavan, Alancier, Manoj K Jayan, Shammi Thilakan and Dileesh Pothen.

Dhanush, meanwhile, will also be presenting debut director Arun George K David’s Malayalam film Ladoo, which is produced by Mini Studio. Shabareesh Varma, Balu Varghese, Vinay Forrt and Saju Navodaya play lead roles in the film, and it has music from Rajesh Murugesan, who had also scored blockbuster songs for 2015’s cult hit Premam.

Dhanush’s home production banner Wunderbar Films is also bankrolling a few interesting projects, including Superstar Rajinikanth’s Kaala.