Sathyaraj plays Vishnu Vardhan in Dhanush's 'Idly Kadai'

Chennai, Sep 8 (IANS) The makers of director Dhanush's eagerly-awaited action entertainer, 'Idly Kadai', have now announced the name of the character that actor Sathyaraj plays in the film.

Taking to its X timeline, actor and director Dhanush's production house Wunderbar Films, which is jointly producing the film along with Dawn Pictures, wrote, "Introducing the veteran #Sathyaraj as VISHNU VARDHAN. Get ready for #IdliKadai in theatres on the 1st of October."

Dhanush, on his X timeline, wrote, "Dearest sathyaraj sir as vishnuvardhan #idlikadai."

It may be recalled that the unit of the film has already announced that Arun Vijay plays a character called Ashwin in the film.

For the unaware, the unit of Idly Kadai had left for Bangkok to can a crucial sequence, which required the presence of all the actors in the film. Shooting for the film came to an end with this Bangkok schedule.

Dawn Pictures, which is one of the production houses producing the film, had then announced the wrapping up of shooting on its X timeline. It had then said, "It's time to call it a WRAP for #IdlyKadai. See you in theatres on the 1st of October. Exciting updates soon."

The makers of the film had initially announced that the film would hit screens worldwide on April 10 this year. However, they chose to postpone the release to October 1.

Sources say Arun Vijay plays the antagonist in the film and that the face off between Dhanush and Arun Vijay will be something to look forward to in the film.

The makers have also confirmed that Shalini Pandey will be playing a pivotal role in the film as was being speculated in some sections of the media.

‘Idly Kadai’, which will feature Dhanush and Nithya Menon in the lead, is being directed by Dhanush himself. The film, which is being jointly produced by Dhanush’s Wunderbar films along with Dawn Pictures, has cinematography by Kiran Koushik and music by G V Prakash.

--IANS

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