Antony Varghese Pepe and National Award-winning actor Keerthy Suresh are set to headline a new action film, the makers announced on Wednesday. The project is written and directed by Rishi Sivakumar, who previously helmed the Kunchacko Boban-starrer Valliyum Thetti Pulliyum Thetti.
The film, tentatively referred to as the Pepe Keerthy project, was announced on social media with a video of the lead actors signing on. It is produced by Monu Pazhedath, A V Anoop, Novel Vindhyan and Simmy Rajeevan under the banners of AVA Productions, First Page Entertainment and Maargaa Entertainers. Further details on the cast, plot, genre specification and the technical crew are yet to be disclosed.
Antony is currently filming debutant Paul George's Kattalan, an actioner set against the backdrop of ivory smuggling. He also appears in the Dulquer Salmaan-starrer I’m Game, which reunites him with RDX director Nahas Hidhayath.
Keerthy’s forthcoming titles include J K Chandru’s Revolver Rita, Ganesh Raj’s Kannivedi and Rowdy Janardhan, in which she stars opposite Vijay Deverakonda.