Harish Kalyan's much-awaited film Diesel, written and directed by Shanmugam Muthusamy has cleared censorship formalities with a U/A certificate from the CBFC.

The rest of the cast of the film includes Athulyaa Ravi, Vinay Rai, Sai Kumar, Ananya, Karunaas, Ramesh Tilak, Kaali Venkat, Vivek Prasanna, Sachin Kedhekar, Zakir Husain, Thangadurai, KPY Dheena, and Apoorva Singh.

The Diesel teaser, released in August, opens with a voiceover by Harish Kalyan, stating that to achieve happiness in the face of financial authority and power, one must fight without fear of the adversary. The teaser then showcases intense action scenes, transitions into a romantic sequence, and returns to thrilling stunts.

The technical crew of the film includes MS Prabhu and Richard M Nathan as the cinematographers, San Lokesh as the editor, Scarecrow as the production designer, and Stunt Selva and Rajasekhar as the action choreographers.

The film is produced by Devarajulu Markandeyan. V Kishore Kumar serves as an executive producer for the film. Third Eye Entertainment and SP Cinemas are the banners backing the film.

Diesel, which has been in the making since 2022, is slated for release in theatres for Diwali festival on October 17 where it will clash with Mari Selvaraj-Dhruv Vikram's Bison and Pradeep Ranganathan's Dude.