Leader: Legend Saravanan’s next to be helmed by RS Durai Senthilkumar; first teaser out

Leader stars Legend Saravanan as an ordinary man caught between the underworld and police. Directed by RS Durai Senthilkumar, the action-packed Tamil film promises mass moments, thrills and suspense

Leader first look

Entrepreneur-turned-actor Legend Saravanan’s next film project and title have been unveiled. Titled Leader, the film is directed by filmmaker RS Durai Senthilkumar who last helmed Soori’s action thriller Garudan.

Leader: What is Legend Saravanan’s next film about?

Leader is an upcoming Tamil film and the title of next featuring Legend Saravanan, who is also an entrepreneur. The announcement was made on Wednesday. Written and directed by R.S. Durai Senthilkumar, Leader narrates extraordinary challenges faced by an ordinary man in a gripping and thrilling manner.

The title teaser shows some group of men looking out for someone on a rainy day. In a heroic entrance, a man is showing thrashing the group of gangsters. What follows, is a mocobot shot-filled stunt sequence.

RS Durai Senthilkumar, one of the leading filmmakers in Tamil cinema, known for his films likeEthir Neechal, Kaaki Sattai, Kodi, Pattas, and Garudan, will be directing the film. With the production underway, the release date for Leader is yet to be announced. It will come out sometime in April this year.

Speaking about the story, the film's team shared in a statement, “An ordinary man gets caught in a war between the underworld and the police force. Leader is about how he survives this intense conflict by protecting himself and those close to him.”

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What else do we know about Leader?

Legend was shot across multiple locations, starting in Thoothukudi and spanning across locales in Jaipur, Ooty, and Georgia, before concluding in Chennai. Packed with mass elements, action, suspense, and thrills, Leader is expected to be a commercial potboiler.

Hindi actor Payal Rajput has been roped in to play the female lead. Apart from them, the cast also includes Sham, Andrea, Santhosh Prathap, Lal, Baahubali Prabhakar, Amirtha Aiyer, VTV Ganesh, Aishwarya, Aranthangi Nisha, Iyal, Jeyasmirtha, Pathman, Yogiram, OAK Sundar, Mahanadhi Shankar, Mariyam George, Adithya Kathir, Vel Arunachalam, Niranjan, Shoban Babu, Ashok Pandian and others in important roles.

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The music for Leader is composed by Ghibran Vaibhoda, with cinematography handled by S Venkatesh, and Pradeep E. Ragav as editor. With Saravanan producing Leader under his home banner, it will release in April in theatres.

Legend Saravanan FAQS

Q. What is the real name of Legend Saravanan?

A. Saravanan Arul is the real name of Legend Saravanan.

Q. What is Legend Saravanan's background?

A. Legend Saravanan comes from a family who runs retail business in Tamil Nadu.

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