Actor Aparna Balamurali, who rose to fame with Soorarai Pottru, has joined the star-studded cast of Raayan, the 50th film and third directorial venture of Dhanush. The makers announced the same on their social media handles. Along with Aparna, the film also features a talented ensemble cast, including Kalidas Jayaram, Sundeep Kishan, SJ Suryah, Prakash Raj, Selvaraghavan, and Dushara Vijayan.

It is worth mentioning that Aparna, who won a National Award for her performance in the Suriya- starrer Soorarai Pottru, was last seen in Tamil in Nitham Oru Vaanam alongside Ashok Selvan. This will be the first time Dhanush and Aparna will be sharing screen space together.

The shooting of Raayan was wrapped in December last year and is currently in the post-production stage. The film's technical team comprises music composer A R Rahman, cinematographer Om Prakash and editor Prasanna GK. The film has action choreography done by Peter Hein.