We had recently reported that the shooting of Vikram's Cobra, directed by Ajay Gnanamuthu, was wrapped up. Now, 7 Screen Studios, the makers of this action entertainer, have announced that the official update of the release date will be out on Friday. 

Cobra 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 the 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.

Vikram, who was recently seen in Karthik Subbaraj's Mahaan, also has Ponniyin Selvan, an untitled film with Pa Ranjith, and the long-delayed Dhruva Natchathiram in various stages of production.