Pocket Novel, Thiagarajan Kumararaja's 4th directorial film, starring Vijay Sethupathi and Malavika Mohanan in lead roles, now has a release date. Vijay Sethupathi reunites with Thiagarajan after Super Deluxe (2019). Dhilip Subbarayan, Raj B Shetty and Kishore also lead the cast.
When it was announced, Ilaiyaraaja was set to compose music for the film. However, recently the makers announced that GV Prakash is the film's music director, marking his first collaboration with the filmmaker.
Pocket Novel is all set to hit theatres on January 14, officially joining the Pongal race. The film will hit theatres alongside Ajith Kumar's racing documentary The Gladiators; Pa Ranjith's next directorial Vettuvam; and VJ Siddhu's directorial and lead debut Dayangaram. Additionally, Sundar C-Vishal's Purushan, Sivakarthikeyan's Seyon, Kamal Haasan's Indian 3, Vikram's Power House, and Arulnithi's Demonte Colony 3 may also be scheduled for the festive season.
Andrew Louis, the creator of Prime Video's Vadhandhi, has written the story and screenplay for Pocket Novel. The crew of the film also includes director of photography Nirav Shah, editor Sathyaraj Natarajan, art director V Shanmugaraja, stunt choreographer Dhilip Subbarayan. Ezhilmathy also serves as the costume designer. Meanwhile, editor Sathyaraj is also serving as an executive producer.
Thiagarajan is producing Pocket Novel along with SD Ezhilmathy under the Tyler Durden and Kino Fist banner.