Two-time National Award-winning actor Dhanush is set to begin filming his next big film, Captain Miller, under Rocky and Saani Kaayidham fame Arun Matheswaran's direction. Being presented by TG Thyagaran and produced by Sendhil Thyagaran and Arjun Thyagaran under their Sathya Jyothi Films banner, the upcoming film has been described to be "a big action-adventure" and was announced to be coming out as a grand summer 2023 release. With production expected to kick off soon, the makers on Saturday, September 17, dropped a huge new announcement informing fans that popular South Indian actor Sundeep Kishan will be joining Dhanush in Captain Miller

Captain Miller is Sundeep Kishan's next big outing in Tamil cinema after his appearance last in the 2021 hyperlink film Kasada Tabara in the 'Thappattam' segment. As of now, no other details are known about his role in the upcoming Dhanush-starrer, which is set in the 1930s and will feature music by chart-buster composer G. V. Prakash Kumar. Sundeep, who has prominently featured in the lead role in several Telugu films, garnered popularity in Tamil cinema as well after his appearance in blockbuster filmmaker Lokesh Kanagaraj's directorial debut, Maanagaram, in 2017. He also starred in Susienthiran's Nenjil Thunivirundhal and in Maayavan under producer C. V. Kumar's direction and also has in his lineup Michael, which will see him share screen space with Vijay Sethupathi and Gautham Menin. Check out Sundeep Kishan's casting announcement in Dhanush's Captain Miller below:

Captain Miller raised a lot of curiosity after the title of the film had first come to the light in April this year at the Dakshin South India Media & Entertainment Summit. An official quote from a booklet stated the following: "We are currently working on pre-production for our next magnum opus titled Captain Miller which will be a pan-India release for Mr. Dhanush. The film is directed by Arun Matheswaran. Set in the 1930s, Captain Miller is a big action-adventure." The film's technical crew includes names like Shreyaas Krishna and Nagooran for the cinematography and editing, respectively, while Tha. Ramalingam is the art director, followed by Dhilip Subbarayan handling the action choreography, with costume designs being done by Poornima Ramaswamy and Kavya Sriram, and lyrics penned by Madhan Karky.