Dinesh Krishnan B, the cinematographer of Dhanush's upcoming bilingual Vaathi/Sir, has opted out of the film. The young DOP took to his Twitter handle to announce that he wouldn't be able to be a part of the project.

Dinesh is known for having shot films like Soodhu Kavvum, Kadhalum Kadandhu Pogum, Thegidi, and Maara.

On pulling out of the Dhanush-starrer, Dinesh tweeted: "It is unfortunate that I couldn't be a part of Dhanush k Raja's #Vaathi #SIR movie. Hoping to work soon with Fortune Four Cinemas, Sithara Entertainments and Venky Atluri. #covid"

While it is unclear why Dinesh chose to opt out, his mention of the hashtag #covid in his tweet has led to speculation about him pulling out because of the virus.

Venky Atluri is directing the film, which is titled Vaathi in Tamil and Sir in Telugu. The film has Malayalam actor Samyuktha Menon as the female lead.

S Naga Vamsi and Sai Soujanya are bankrolling the project.