Actors Gautham Karthik and R Sarath Kumar are teaming up for an upcoming film, Criminal. The makers announced that the production of the film commenced on Monday.

Written and directed by debutant Dhakshina Moorthy Ramar, the film is produced by PR Meenakshi Sundaram and IB Karthikeyan under Parsa Pictures and Big Print Pictures. The title poster of the film features a jail cell and hands holding the bars revealing the face of the person.

The film's technical crew includes cinematographer Prasanna S Kumar, music composer Sam CS, editor Manikandan Balaji and production designer Surya Rajeevan.

In an earlier conversation with CE, the director said that Criminal is a murder mystery. Set in Madurai, Sarath plays a rural cop and Gautham plays an accused.

Gautham, last seen in Yutha Satham, will be next seen in Pathu Thala and 16 August 1947. On the other hand, Sarath Kumar, last seen in Vijay's Varisu, has a handful of projects, including Aazhi, The Smile Man, and Paramporul, among others.