Pani-fame Sagar Surya’s next with cinematographer-turned-filmmaker Sujith Vaassudev has been titled Zera. The makers unveiled the film’s first look on Wednesday through social media. It is jointly scripted by Aswin Prakash, Sreejith K and Elson Biswas. The project is produced by Venu Kunnappilly under the banner of Kavya Film Company, known for backing films such as 2018 and Rekhachithram.

The first-look poster of Zera features a close-up of a woman’s eye, with a glowing blue design and a small pink heart at its centre. Besides Sagar, the film stars Aswin Jose, Meenakshi Unnikrishnan, Sarjano Khalid and Mentalist Aathi, among others. Details about its genre and plot are yet to be disclosed. On the technical front, the project has editing by Lijo Paul and music by Dawn Vincent.

Sujith, who has also handled the cinematography of Zera, is best known for helming the Prithviraj Sukumaran-Vedhika starrer James & Alice. His notable credits as a cinematographer include Memories, Drishyam and Lucifer. His last directorial was the 2018 comedy Autorsha, headlined by Anusree.

Sagar, who was last seen in Ananthan Kaadu, also has Anchakkallakokkan-fame Ullas Chemban's Disco, Rejin S Babu’s Bouma, Tom Emmatty’s Perunnal and Vinayan’s upcoming fantasy project in his lineup.