We had reported late last year that the producer-filmmaker CV Kumar's directorial XY, from the Maayavan Cinematic Universe, had wrapped filming. The latest update is that the film's first look will be out on April 14, on the occasion of Tamil New Year.

The cinematic universe originates from the 2017 sci-fi thriller Maayavan, directed by Kumar.

The cast of the film includes newcomers Rathika Ravinder and Aniz Prabakar in lead roles. Varshini Venkat of Bigg Boss Tamil 8 fame, Srithar, Varshini, known for her stint in Super Singer Junior 10, Pragadeesh, Suganthi, Alageshwari, Cheran Husain, Sheimour Roosevelt, Brana, and Dheeran are part of the supporting cast. Maayavan starred Sundeep Kishan and Lavanya Tripathi in lead roles, while Jackie Shroff, Daniel Balaji, Mime Gopi, R Amarendran, Bagavathi Perumal, and Jayaprakash played supporting roles.

On the technical crew, XY has Srikant Krishna as composer, cinematography by Hariharan Anandarajah, and editing by Pon Kathiresh. NS Jegadeesan serves as the creative architect. It is backed by Shri Krish Pictures and Sri International Movies.