Dhanush is all set to star as Ilaiyaraaja in the veteran music composer's biopic. The upcoming film is all set to be helmed by Arun Matheswaran. Although it is yet to be confirmed, speculations are rife that Ilaiyaraaja himself will be composing the music for the upcoming biopic.

The makers also released a first-look poster of the film, that reads, 'Dhanush as Ilaiyaraaja' with the tagline 'The King of Music'. The title of the film is yet to be revealed by the makers. The poster features Dhanush, looking at Chennai in its 70s, as a newcomer. We see him in a retro look, with a harmonium in his hand. His face is not revealed in the poster.

The biopic is backed by Varun Mathur and Saurabh Mishra for Connekkt Media, Sriram Bakthisaran and Ilamparithy Gajendran for Mercuri Movies and CK Padma Kumar for PK Prime Production. Nirav Shah is the cinematographer for the film, which will have production design by Muthuraj.

It is to be noted that the film is the sophomore collaboration between Arun and Dhanush, after the recently released Captain Miller.

The makers of the Ilaiyaraaja biopic are yet to reveal more details regarding the extended cast and crew. The film is set to have a pan-Indian release in the Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada and Hindi languages.