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Vikram's Cobra wraps up shoot; Ajay Gnanamuthu shares pics from celebration

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Actor Vikram's much-awaited action-entertainer Cobra has wrapped up production. The film's director Ajay Gnanamuthu announced the news today on his official Twitter handle.

"It's a wrap!! Close to three years of filming comes to an end!! My sincere thanks to #ChiyaanVikram sir and my entire team who trusted me, sailed through all the struggles and difficult times with me and believed in the vision of #Cobra !! Forever indebted to each one of you!" he wrote.

Cobra billed as a big-budget action thriller has Vikram playing the role of a brilliant mathematician who uses numbers to solve crimes in the film. The film marks the acting debut of former Indian cricketer Irfan Pathan, who will be seen in the role of an antagonist. KGF fame Srinidhi Shetty is the female lead. Filmmaker KS Ravikumar is also playing a prominent role in the film.

The cast of the film also includes Padmapriya, Kaniha, Miya, Roshan Mathew, and Robo Shankar. Produced by Lalith Kumar’s 7 Screen Studios, Cobra has cinematography by Harish Kannan and music by A R Rahman.

Meanwhile, Vikram's recent release was Karthik Subbaraj's Mahaan. The actor has Ponniyin Selvan, an untitled film with Pa Ranjith, and the long-delayed Dhruva Natchathiram in various stages of production.

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