Actor-filmmaker S J Suryah joins the cast of Dhanush's third directorial Raayan. The makers announced the same on their social media handles releasing a new poster featuring the actor. Besides directing Dhanush also stars in the film. It is to be noted that the actors are sharing the screen space for the first time. 

Raayan also stars Kalidas Jayaram, Sundeep Kishan. Reportedly, the film also features Dushara Vijayan and Aparna Balamurali.

Raayan has music by AR Rahman, cinematography by Om Prakash, editing by Prasanna GK, and action choreography by Peter Hein. The shooting of D50 was wrapped in December last year and is currently in the post-production stage.

Dhanush made his directorial debut with Pa Paandi in 2017, which starred Rajkiran, and Revathi, along with himself in a cameo role.It is worth mentioning that Dhanush is also directing another film titled Nilavuku En Mel Ennadi Kobam, in which he won't be starring. The romantic drama has a young star cast including names like Pavish, Anikha Surendran, Priya Prakash Varrier, and Mathew Thomas. The film is being produced under his banner Wunderbar Films.

Meanwhile, S J Suryah was last seen in Jigarthanda DoubleX along with Raghava Lawrence. The actor has a slew of films in the pipeline including, Saripodhaa Sanivaaram, Indian 2, and Love Insurance Corporation.