The shooting of the upcoming yet-to-be-titled film by director R Kannan, starring Hansika Motwani in the lead role, has commenced on Monday with a launch ceremony.

While much is not known about the film, the new film will be a horror comedy, which will also be backed by Kannan under his Masala Pix production banner.

This is Hansika's second collaboration with the filmmaker after their 2010 film Settai, a remake of Hindi film Delhi Belly. Apart from Hansika, the horror comedy also stars Metro Shirish. With cinematography by Balasubramaniem, Stunt Silva will be handling the action sequences. Further details on the film is awaited. 

Meanwhile, Kannan is awaiting the release of Kasethan Kadavulada, a remake of the 1972 Tamil film  by the same name. The new version of the heist comedy will feature Shiva, Priya Anand, Yogi Babu, Urvashi, Karunakaran, Sivaangi Krishnakumar, Pugazh, Thalaivasal Vijay and Manobala.