On Friday, the makers of Criminal released a new poster of Sarath Kumar to mark the occasion of the actor's birthday. The actor is seen with a short moustache and a brave look. Apart from Sarath Kumar, the film also stars Gautham Karthick in the lead. 

Written and directed by debutant Dhakshina Moorthy Ramar, Criminal is produced by PR Meenakshi Sundaram and IB Karthikeyan under Parsa Pictures and Big Print Pictures.

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.

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

The makers are yet to announce a release date for the film.