Writer Aru. Nagappan is a close friend of out Ulaganayagan Kamal Haasan. The recent development is that the writer has done a cameo in Kamal’s upcoming film Uttama Villain.

Initially, the writer was approached to help Kamal with the Kovai accent, which he will be using in the movie. Later, he was roped in to play a role. He shot for 15 days and says that the experience was very good.

Uttama Villain is directed by Ramesh Aravind and actresses Pooja Kumar and Andreah play the female lead. Composer Ghibran has scored the music for the film.