The title of Santhanam's next has been revealed to be A 1 (a) Accused No 1.  Directed by debutant Johnson K, winner of Naalaya Iyakkunar's fourth season, the film stars Mastram-fame Tara Alisha Berry as the female lead.

The first look was released by Santhanam on Twitter.

About the film, Johnson says, "A 1 is an out-and-out North Madras film. Santhanam sir hasn't done a role like this in his previous films. The film has an interesting story and does not solely rely on its comedy."

Also starring Rajendran, Sai Kumar, Yatin Karyekar, Lollu Sabha fame-Manohar, and Swaminathan, the film is bankrolled by  Raj Narayanan of Circle Box Entertainment. 

A 1 has music by Santosh Narayanan and cinematography by Gopi Jagadeeswaran. The crew plans to wrap up the film’s shooting in a few days, and aim for a summer release.