As Actor-filmmaker Raghava Lawrence turned 49 today, the makers of his upcoming action film Benz, directed by Bakkiyaraj Kannan, dropped a new look of his.

The makers recently announced that actor Nivin Pauly, who is playing the antagonist in the film, has joined the sets of Benz to begin filming his portions. The film also stars Samyuktha in a prominent role.

Produced by Lokesh Kanagaraj under the G Squad banner, this film is the latest addition to the Lokesh Cinematic Universe, following Leo, with the other films in the franchise being Kaithi and Vikram.

Joining Lokesh are Sudhan Sundaram (Passion Studios) and Jagadish Palanisamy (The Route), with Pradeep Boopathi as the creative producer. The technical crew of the film includes Goutham George as the cinematographer, Philomin Raj as the editor, and Jacki as the art director. This film marks the feature debut of music composer Sai Abhyankkar, who is becoming one of the busiest music composers in Kollywood.

In addition to Benz, Raghava Lawrence announced in September that the fourth installment of his Kanchana franchise will begin production soon. That apart, he has a big lineup including Adhigaram, Bullet, Kala Bhairava, and Hunter.