Sun Pictures, the production company bankrolling Vijay's next film, Beast, has announced that the film will release in the April of 2022. The banner shared the news on Twitter earlier today while sharing a poster featuring a tight close-up of a bruised Vijay.

Directed by Nelson Dilipkumar, the shooting of the film was recently wrapped up. The film features Pooja Hegde as the female lead, while Shine Tom Chacko Yogi Babu, Redin Kingsley, Aparna Das, and Sumanth will be seen in supporting roles. Director Selvaraghavan is reportedly playing the antagonist in the film.

The film has music by Anirudh Ravichander, who has earlier composed music for both of Nelson's films: Kolamaavu Kokila and Doctor. The film has cinematography by Manoj Paramahamsa.

Post Beast, Vijay will be collaborating with filmmaker Vamshi Padipally for a Tamil-Telugu bilingual.

Here's the new poster of the film: