On Tuesday, the makers of Manoj Bharathiraja's directorial debut Margazhi Thingal revealed the leads of the film. The film will star debutants Rakshana and Shyam Selvan as the leads, who were selected by the makers through an audition. 

In a statement, Bharathiraja said, "The female lead of the film has been named Rakshana, just as how I named Radha, Revathy and Rekha." 

The makers previously released a first-look poster of Margazhi Thingal featuring Bharathiraja standing with a stick at the backdrop of a village. And a silhouette of a couple is superimposed in the background. 

While the film is backed by director Suseenthiran under the Vennila Productions banner, GV Prakash will score the music. Margazhi Thingal will have cinematography by AR Suriya and editing by Thiyagu. The film is scheduled to go on floors soon.

 It is to be noted that Manoj made his acting debut with Taj Mahal, which was helmed by Bharathiraja.