Last seen as an antagonist in Arya’s Mr X, Gautham Ram Karthik is now all set to headline a film titled Sengulam. Produced by Kannan Ravi and Deepak Ravi, the upcoming film is being written and directed by debutant Chinnasamy Ponnaiah.

Yuvan Shankar Raja, who first collaborated with Gautham Ram Karthik in the 2015 film Vai Raja Vai, will be composing the music for Sengulam. The makers revealed that the film is shot in locations like Kashmir, Kovilpatti, Tirunelveli, Thoothukudi, Tenkasi, Theni, and Pollachi. On the technical front, Sengulam has cinematographer Giftson Robert, stunt choreographer Mahesh Mathew, and editor Tamil Arasan. While a release date is yet to be confirmed, the makers have revealed that the film is set to hit theatres next year. Apart from Tamil, Sengulam will also release in Malayalam, Telugu, Kannada, and Hindi.

Gautham will next be seen in Bloody Politics and ROOT - Running Out Of Time, in which he stars opposite Aparshakti Khurrana.