After a long wait, the makers of Madharaasi, starring Sivakarthikeyan and Rukmini Vasanth in lead roles, have announced a new update about the film. The first single from the action film is all set to release soon, but before that, its promo will be unveiled on Tuesday, July 29 at 5 pm. Directed by AR Murugadoss, the film is slated to release in theatres on September 5.

Madharaasi is described as a "massive action" film. Its title glimpse, released in February, showed Sivakarthikeyan caught between crossroads as the city witnesses a breach of security due to bomb blasts occurring in various places. The film also stars Vikranth, Vidyut Jammwal, Shabeer Kallarakkal, and Biju Menon in prominent roles.

Madharaasi will be Sivakarthikeyan's first collaboration with director Murugadoss, although the filmmaker had previously written the former's sports-comedy film Maan Karate (2014), directed by Kris Thirukumaran.

Produced under the Sri Lakshmi Movies banner, the film's technical crew includes cinematographer Sudeep Elamon, editor A Sreekar Prasad, and music composer Anirudh. The plot details for the film have not been disclosed. Besides Tamil, Madharaasi will also be released in Telugu, Kannada and Hindi. The Hindi version of the film has been titled Dil Madharaasi.

Meanwhile Sivakarthikeyan will also be seen in Sudha Kongara's multi-starrer period film Parasakthi, which is also centred around Old Madras. The film also stars Sreeleela in her Tamil debut, Ravi Mohan, and Atharvaa, among others in prominent roles.