Ravi Mohan's upcoming film Karathey Babu has officially completed shooting. Sharing a snippet from the teaser, which was unveiled a few days ago, the makers also released photos of the crew celebrating after wrapping the film.
The political thriller, helmed by Ganesh K Babu of Dada fame, sees Ravi Mohan playing the role of Shanmugha Babu aka Karathey Babu who is a member of the legislative assembly in the state. The teaser hinted at a gritty actioner, navigating themes of protests, death and protection of civilians from the actions of corrupt politicians.
Shakthi Vasudevan of Ninaithale Inikkum fame portrays the antagonist by the name Boxer Selavaraj while KS Ravikumar, Nasser, and Kaali Venkat will be seen in key roles.
Actor Daudee Jiwal, the daughter of Tamil Nadu Police's former Director General of Police (DGP), Shankar Jiwal, will be playing the female lead in Karathey Babu. The extended supporting cast of the film includes VTV Ganesh, Subramaniam Siva, Kavithalayaa Krishnan, Pradeep Antony, Raja Rani Pandian, Sandeep Raj, Knife Naren, Sindhupriya, Ajith Gosh, Aravindh, Kalki Raja, Sri Dhanya, Anandhi, Ilan, Sam Anderson, Vetrivel, and Nandhini Senthamizh.
As the producers of Karathey Babu, Screen Scene Media Entertainment is collaborating with Ravi Mohan for the third time after bankrolling Agilan (2023) and Brother (2024). The technical crew of Karathey Babu comprises composer Sam CS, cinematographer Ezhil Arasu K, and editor Kathiresh Alagesan. Rathna Kumar and Bakkiyam Sankar have written the film along with Ganesh K Babu. The film is scheduled to release in theatres during summer this year.
Ravi Mohan was last seen in an antagonist role in Parasakthi, directed by Sudha Kongara and starring Sivakarthikeyan, Sreeleela and Atharvaa in the lead.