On Wednesday, the makers of Gautham Ram Karthik's next, tentatively titled GRK19, announced that the first schedule of shooting was completed. Ganesh K Babu, who made his debut as a filmmaker with the Kavin-starrer Dada (2023), is venturing into production with the upcoming Gautham Ram Karthik-starrer.
Produced under the Draft by GKB banner, the film is directed by Dhina Raghavan, who is making his directorial debut. Among Dhina's previous experiences is working as an associate for director Raju Murugan, the maker of Cuckoo (2014), Joker (2016), and Japan (2023). Raju Murugan has also written dialogues for the upcoming film.
Selvaraghavan, P Vasu, Robbie, A Venkatesh, Maaran, Indhumathi, Aditya Kathir, and Bakkiyam Sankar are also a part of the cast. Sam CS is composing music for the film, with lyrics by Yugabharathi, Ganesh K Babu, and Sowmiya Bharathi D. Sam had previously composed music for Gautham Karthik's Mr Chandramouli (2018).
The rest of the crew consists of Pratheep Kaliraja as the cinematographer, Deepak as the editor, Tha Ramalingam as the art director, and Abishek Srinivas as the stunt choreographer. Details about the film's plot, genre and release date are yet to be announced by the makers.