The first look of Nawazuddin Siddiqui from the upcoming Sailesh Kolanu directorial Saindhav was unveiled by the makers on Friday. The film is headlined by Venkatesh and is set to hit theatres on December 22.

Nawazuddin’s look was launched on occasion of the actor’s birthday. He plays the role of a man named Vikas Malik, who is the principal antagonist of the film. In the first look, he is seen smoking a beedi as he sits atop the bonnet of an expensive car. 

Saindhav also stars Shraddha Srinath as its female lead. Ruhani Sharma and Andrea Jeremiah are also featuring in the film. The first looks of these three female characters have been unveiled recently as well. While Shraddha’s character is titled Manognya, Ruhani Sharma is playing the role of Dr Renu and Andrea Jeremiah will be seen in the role of Jasmine. 

Saindhav will be releasing in Tamil, Malayalam, Kannada and Hindi, in addition to Telugu. Santhosh Narayanan is the music director of the film, with cinematography by S Manikandan. The editing is handled by Garry BH and Avinash Kolla is the production designer. The film is produced by Venkat Boyanapalli under the banner Niharika Entertainments.