The makers of the Venkatesh starrer Saindhav announced on Wednesday that Tamil actor Arya will be joining their film. The Sarpatta Parambarai actor will be essaying a character named Manas. The announcement reads, "Unyielding power, unmatched force and an unstoppable force. Introducing Arya as Manav from Saindhav." The film also features a host of stars, namely, Shraddha Srinath, Andrea Jeremiah, Ruhani Sharma, Jayaprakash and Nawazuddin Siddiqui. The latter is playing the role of Saindhav's principal antagonist. Arya is seen sporting long hair and formals while holding a rifle. 

Saindhav is an action drama written and directed by Dr. Sailesh Kolanu. The film is set in a fictional coastal town in South India titled Chandraprastha. Saindhav is Sailesh's third film, he had previously directed HIT: The First Case and HIT: The Second Case. It may be noted that Saindhav is not a part of the HIT cop universe. 

Saindhav is produced by Venkat Boyanapalli under the banner Niharika Entertainments. Santhosh Narayanan is the music director of the film, with cinematography by S Manikandan, editing by Garry BH and production design by Avinash Kolla. Saindhav will be released on December 22 in Telugu, Tamil, Hindi, Kannada and Malayalam.