National Award-winning cinematographer P. C. Sreeram has confirmed that his next big film in Tamil will star Karthi in the lead role under 96 (2018) fame Prem Kumar's direction. Revealing that the upcoming film, tentatively being called Karthi 27, will be produced by Suriya and Jyotika and co-produced by Rajsekar Pandian under their 2D Entertainment banner, the celebrated technician informed that an official announcement about the project will be out soon. P. C. Sreeram further mentioned that Karthi will be sharing screen space with actor Arvind Swami, who has been cast in a key role while adding that Govind Vasantha will be composing the music for the film.
Taking to Twitter, P. C. Sreeram wrote, "My next project will be with @dirpremkumar96 ,who gave the ultimate love story, 96. The project will have @Karthi_Offl and @thearvindswami, with music from #GovindVasantha & produced by @2D_ENTPVTLTD @Suriya_offl #jyotika @rajsekarpandian .Dates will be announced by 2D soon. (sic)" This latest update has come after there were reports earlier this year that Karthi and Prem Kumar would be collaborating on a film, with all eyes now set on the Karthi 27 movie announcement in the days ahead.
Karthi 27 has fans mighty excited as it is director Prem Kumar's next big film after 96, which had Vijay Sethupathi and Trisha in the lead roles, and went on to become a blockbuster while earning massive critical acclaim. The news of composer Govind Vasantha, who too played a big role in the phenomenal box office success of 96 with his memorable songs and moving background score, boarding the film will no doubt kindle a bigger interest among Tamil cinema fans. Karthi, who has been on a continuous winning streak with films like Viruman, Ponniyin Selvan: I, Sardar, and Ponniyin Selvan: II, is currently awaiting the release of his Japan this Diwali. The actor is at present busy filming the tentatively titled Karthi 26 under Soodhu Kavvum and Kadhalum Kadandhu Pogum fame Nalan Kumarasamy's direction, who is making his big comeback to filmmaking after an eight-year-hiatus. Likewise, the addition of Arvind Swami too lends strength to Karthi 27 and it now remains to be seen if he will be seen as the antagonist.