With the release slated on June 20, actor Atharvaa's upcoming film DNA, helmed by Nelson Venkatesan, has cleared censorship formalities.

The film has obtained a U/A certificate with a runtime of 2 hours and 19 minutes.

The film featuring Nimisha Sajayan as the female lead, also stars Ramesh Thilak and Balaji Sakthivel, along with Viji Chandrasekar, Chetan, Riythvika KP, Subramanian Siva, Karunakaran and Pasanga Sivakumar.

Nelson, who previously made Oru Naal Koothum, Monster and Farhana, is known for making films with a social commentary. In a recent interview to CE, Atharvaa confirmed that DNA too will follow such a pattern and that Nelson has used all his strengths optimally.

Athisha Vino has co-written the script of DNA with Nelson. The technical crew is rounded up by cinematographer Parthiban, editor VJ Sabu Joseph, singers Sathyaprakash, Sreekanth Hariharan, Pravin Saivi, Sahi Siva and Anal Akash have composed various songs in the film. The upcoming film is backed by Jayanthi Ambethkumar and Ambethkumar under their Olympia Movies banner.

Atharvaa, who was last seen in Nirangal Moondru, also has Parasakthi and Idhayam Murali in his kitty. Meanwhile, Nimisha Sajayan's last Tamil film was Mission: Chapter 1, which was released last year.