Ahead of the release of Kooran, veteran director SA Chandrasekar, who will be seen in a pivotal role in Kooran, voiced concerns about the kind of lead characters written for Tamil cinema actors.

In a pre-release event of the film, the director said back when he was at his prime villains would be those who prey upon innocent women and who murder, but now the heroes are written like that. "Cinema is a very powerful tool, and it should be utilised responsibly. Since films pave the way for youngsters to lead their lives, they should be taught the right thing," he said.

Speaking about the film, SAC said that when he says Kooran is a different film, he doesn't say those words in a usual hollow sense. "Having made a great number of films centred around the courtroom, never have I ever written a dog fighting against a human in a court. There are films of a bee or an elephant taking revenge. In this film, a dog takes revenge. Of the very few films I did in the past decade, this was the film that satisfied me to the fullest," he said.

The writer-director also pitched for due recognition for writers and directors, not just the male lead actors.

Apart from SAC, the film, directed by Nithin Vemupati, also stars YG Mahendiran, Balaji Sakthivel, Sathyan, George Mariyan, Indraja, Madhan Dakshanamoorthy, and Kavitha Barathi. The film is centred around Jancy, a trained police dog. Kooran, produced by VB Combines and Kanaa Productions, has music director Siddharth Vipin, cinematographer Martin Donraj, editors B Lenin and K Maruthi, art director Vanaraj, and lyricist Muthamil.

Kooran will be released in theatres on February 28.