On Monday, the makers of August 16 1947 released character posters of Pugazh, Thillai Mani and others from the film. Directed by NS Ponkumar, the film is all set to hit theatres on April 7.
The posters introduce Pugazh as Thavidan, Thillai Mani as Vaai Kilinjaan, Tansen as Sengadu Man and TSR as Kaadhupoottu.
August 16 1947 borrows its title from the date that marks one day after India gained independence from the British colonial rulers. The film tells the tale of a remote village where one man battles British forces. Debutant Revathy Sharma is playing a lead role alongside Gautham Karthik.
Apart from Gautham Karthik August 16 1947, stars Richard Ashton, and Jason Shah, among others. August 16 1947, is backed by AR Murugadoss, Om Prakash Bhatt and Narsiram Choudhary. The film's technical crew includes music by Sean Roldan, Selvakumar SK cranking the camera, and Sudharsan on the edit.
