On Tuesday, Aishwaryaa Rajinikanth and the makers of her upcoming film Lal Salaam began shooting for the cricket-based film. Taking to her Instagram story, Aishwaryaa shared photos of her crew playing Holi after shooting for 16 hours straight. The director captioned the photo, "Day 1 pack up, 16 hours straight."

Lal Salaam is backed by the Lyca Productions banner and will feature actors Vishnu Vishal and Vikranth in lead roles.

Besides direction, Aishwarya has also written the screenplay of the film. It will be the first time Aishwarya is directing Rajinikanth and their maiden professional collaboration. The music will be composed by AR Rahman.

The technical crew consists of Ramu Thangaraj as the art director, editing handled by Pravin Baaskar, and Vishnu Rangasamy as the cinematographer. AR Rahman is composing the music. Lal Salaam will release in theatres in 2023.