Tini Tom is making his Tamil debut in a never-before seen avatar. The actor, who has proved his mettle as a comedian, will don the role of a transgender person in the film titled  Operation Arapaima.

According to Tini, the character was quite challenging for him. The filmis directed by Prash, a former associate of Major Ravi and TK Rajeev Kumar. The first schedule of the project has already been completed.

Operation Arapaima traces the life of an Naval officer named Siva, who takes part in an operation on the outer sea.  A revenge drama, the film will have Rahman playing the lead role.