Dhanush (L) and Arun Vijay (R) in a poster for Idli Kadai 
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Arun Vijay's character from Dhanush's Idli Kadai revealed

Idli Kadai is Dhanush's third directorial, after Pa Paandi (2017) and Raayan (2024), which stars Nithya Menen and Arun Vijay

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The makers of Dhanush's Idli Kadai have revealed the details of Arun Vijay's character from the film. Idli Kadai is Dhanush's third directorial, after Pa Paandi (2017) and Raayan (2024).

Arun Vijay will be playing Ashwin in Idli Kadai. Previous posters revealed him to be playing the role of a boxer in the film, with the aide of Dhanush's character, for which the details are yet to be revealed. The new poster shows Arun Vijay, with Dubai in the background.

Apart from Dhanush and Arun Vijay, the cast of Idli Kadai, includes Nithya Menen, Rajkiran, Samuthirakani, with Parthiban making a cameo appearance in the film. Idli Kadai is set to release in theatres on October 1.

The film is produced by Akash Bhaskaran through his Dawn Pictures banner and Dhanush through his Wunderbar Pictures banner. Inban Udhayanidhi, son of Tamil Nadu's Deputy Chief Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin, will get his first film credit as a distributor for

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