Shankar’s daughter Aditi Shankar to debut in Karthi’s Viruman, produced by Suriya

Renowned director S Shankar’s daughter Aditi Shankar is set to make her acting debut, by playing the lead opposite Karthi in Viruman, an upcoming film directed by Muthaiaya and produced by the actor’s brother Suriya.

The news was announced by the siblings through social media, right after announcing the movie title. “A very warm welcome to Aditi Shankar! You are going to win everyone’s heart! God bless!!” wrote actor Suriya on Twitter, sharing a poster of the movie featuring Aditi.

Shankar also shared his excitement following the announcement and took to social media to express his gratitude to Suriya. The upcoming film will be a rural entertainer that will see Karthi join hands again with director Muthaiaya, after their previous collaboration Komban. 

The movie, which will revolve around family relationships, will be set in South Tamil Nadu. It also features Prakash Raj, Soori and Raj Kiran in pivotal roles.

Suriya and Jyothika also produced Karthi’s Kadaikutty Singam, which came out in 2018 and became a success. The movie, which was directed by Pandiraj, was also a film set against a rural backdrop and the producers will be looking to find the same success with their upcoming project. 

Viruman will have music composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja. This will be the first time the music director will be working with Muthaiaya. He has previously worked in Karthi’s movies like Paruthiveeran, Paiyaa and Naan Mahaan Alla.

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