Karthi has started to dub for his upcoming film, Dev, which also stars Rakul Preet. Touted to be an action-thriller, the cast and crew will shoot the final schedule for around 12 days in Kulu Manali and Himalayas. Directed by debutant Rajath Ravishankar, Dev also stars Prakash Raj, Ramya Krishnan, and VJ Vignesh, as well as Karthik in an extended cameo role. 

The film has been extensively shot in Chennai, Hyderabad, Bengaluru, Pune, Kulu Manali, Himalayas, Mumbai, Panchakali Hills, Gulmarg, and Karpaty hills in Ukraine. It will have music by Harris Jeyaraj, cinematography by Velraj and editing by Ruben.

Karthi was last seen in the Pandiraj directorial Kadaikutty Singam, which was one of this year's biggest hits. Apart from Dev, the actor also has an untitled project with Jeethu Joseph in the pipeline.