Atharvaa and Nimisha Sajayan join hands with Nelson Venkatesan

Director Nelson Venkatesan, recently made Farhana, starring Aishwarya Rajesh and Selvaraghavan in prominent roles is back with a new film titled DNA, featuring actors Atharvaa and Nimisha Sajayan in the lead. Jayanthi Ambethkumar and Ambethkumar are backing this project under the Olympia Movies banner.

Nelson shares that DNA will be a drama too, just like his previous directorials Farhana, Monster and Oru Naal Koothu. "I made Farhana as a drama film with a few thriller aspects, but a section of the audience considered it to be a drama."

He goes on to add that crime-action will be the sub-genre of DNA, "I will always play to my strengths, which include powerful characters, good writing and solid emotions. Additionally, this film will have ample stunts and songs."

The director further sheds light on why he chose Atharvaa and Nimisha as the film's leads. "I have been observing Atharvaa from Bana Kaathadi. I find his eyes to be very powerful. I am a huge fan of Nimisha Sajayan, and she is one of the finest performers in the country. She was our first and only choice, and I think this will be a memorable character for Nimisha in her filmography," he shares.

With the film's pooja ceremony completed, Nelson remains tight-lipped about the plot. "The term DNA has a lot of layers, and when one reads the word, many things may come to their mind. There may be a connection to all those meanings in the film," he says explaining the title.

Apart from the lead cast, the film also stars Balaji Sakthivel and Ramesh Thilak, who were recently seen together in Good Night. The latter is reuniting with Nelson after his debut directorial, Oru Naal Koothu.

The film will be edited by VJ Joseph Sabu, who has worked with Nelson in all his previous directorials. Parthiban is the cinematographer and Shivashankar is the art director of the project.

DNA is set in and will be shot in and around Chennai. Nelson says that the makers are planning to wrap the film by December, aiming for a release early next year.

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