Earlier, we reported that the shoot of Tovino Thomas' Narivetta had commenced. The latest update is that actor Suraj Venjaramoodu, who plays a significant role in the upcoming film, has joined the sets. The film is helmed by Anuraj Manohar, who made his directorial debut in 2019 with Ishq.

Reportedly based on real incidents, Narivetta marks the scripting debut of former journalist and Sahitya Akademi award-winning writer Abin Joseph. The film also marks the Malayalam debut of Tamil actor-director Cheran. It also stars Arya Salim, Thottappan-fame Priyamvadha Krishnan, and Rini Udayakumar in pivotal roles. Narivetta is produced by Tippu Shah and Shiyas Hassan under the banner of Indian Film Company. On the technical front, the film has composer Jakes Bejoy, editor Shameer Muhammed and Iratta cinematographer Vijay.

Suraj recently completed shooting for the second schedule of the Vikram-starrer Veera Dheera Sooran, marking his debut in Tamil. His upcoming Malayalam projects include Nahas Nazar's Adios Amigo, alongside Asif Ali in the lead, Aamir Pallikkal's ED - Extra Decent, his maiden production venture, Prem Shankar's Thekku Vadakku, Manu Swaraj's Padakkalam and Nissam Basheer's next film.