Kamal Haasan unveiled the first look of Agni Siragugal recently. We had earlier reported that Moodar Koodam fame Naveen is all set to team up with Vijay Antony for an action thriller. His new film’s cast has become bigger now. The director has roped in Arun Vijay, who gave an impressive performance in Mani Ratnam’s recent film CCV, Shalini Pandey, Jagapati Babu, Nasser and Prakash Raj for his multi-starrer, produced by Amma Creations and titled Agni Siragugal.
“The script demanded a huge star cast and my producer Shiva never wanted to compromise at any point. I needed two heroes with mass appeal. In fact, I would say all the three —Vijay Antony, Arun Vijay and Shalini — are lead protagonists on whom the story travels.”
On choosing Shalini Pandey whose debut film in K’town is yet to get released, Naveen said, “I wanted a naïve and bubbly face and Shalini fitted the role to a T. There’s no romantic angle in the film and you would not see her as a routine heroine running around trees, singing dreamy songs.”
On the genre, he says, “It is a typical commercial action thriller narrated in a stylised manner with strong emotional content like bond shared, betrayal of friendship, and lost brotherhood.” He quickly adds, “Oh no! Don’t imagine that Antony and Arun are brothers (smiles).”
Shot on a big budget, the film is set against a Kolkata backdrop before moving on to Europe. While Natrajan Shankaran composes the music, KA Batsha is the cinematographer.
