As reported earlier, Nivin Pauly will be teaming up with Ishq-director Anuraj Manhoar for a film titled Shekara Varma Rajavu. Though the project was announced in November 2021, there have been no updates regarding it since then. This triggered speculations in social media about the proejct getting dropped.

Putting an end to all such reports, Anuraj took to social media to share a new photo taken with Nivin and the film's writer S Ranjith. The director captioned it as, "Rajavu is on the way. We meet, we discuss, we argue, we laugh and yes, this time is pretty creative. Hope you too will meet our (Sekhara Varma) Rajavu this year."

Shekara Varma Rajavu will have Nivin Pauly as the eponymous character, who happens to be the descendant of a royal family. Earlier in a brief chat with us, Anuraj had said that it will be a completely different film from Ishq. "It's about the politics of the common man and revolves around the main character, his place in society, and his conflict with it. It's a picture of the current social scenario."

Nivin Pauly is himself is producing the film under the banner of Pauly Jr Pictures. Meanwhile, the actor is prepping up to start shooting for his next with Haneef Adeni. After that, he also has Vinay Govind's Thaaram lined up.