Actor-politician Sarathkumar's Irai is his Tamil web series debut and will be premiering on the aha Tamil OTT streaming platform on February 18. An intriguing and action-packed teaser has now been released giving us our first glimpse at what fans can expect from the investigative thriller series made by Rajesh M Selva, who previously directed the 'Ulaganayagan' Kamal Haasan-starrer Thoongavanam and Kadaram Kondan with 'Chiyaan' Vikram. The Irai teaser starts off introducing Sarathkumar investigating a series of killings in a hill station backdrop and it is yet to be seen whether he's indeed playing the role of a police officer.
An adaptation of writer Archana Sarat's Birds of Prey novel, Irai includes an ensemble cast featuring names like veteran actor 'Nizhalgal' Ravi, Abishek Shankar, Sri Krishna Dayal, Gouri Nair, Shrisha, Sriranjani Prabhu, Rethika Srinivasan, Vaanmadhi, Karuppu Nambiar, Ravindra Vijay, and Gokul Anand. The book has been adapted for the screen by Manoj Kumar Kalaivanan, who has also written the additional story. Director Rajesh M Selva has penned the screenplay and dialogues along with Manoj Kumar Kalaivanan and Rajesh Manjunath. Produced by Radikaa Sarathkumar's Radaan Mediaworks banner, Irai has a talented technical team onboard featuring names like composer Ghibran, while cinematography and editing are by S Yuva and San Lokesh, respectively.
Irai marks Sarathkumar's second time venturing into the digital space after he made his debut in the Telugu web series Parampara, which is currently streaming on the Disney+ Hotstar OTT platform. The actor will be looking to hit the bullseye with the crime thriller series ahead of his upcoming film releases like ace filmmaker Mani Ratnam's ambitious epic historical fiction venture, Ponniyin Selvan: I, in which he is strongly speculated to be portraying the character Periya Pazhuvettarayar. He is also working on a film titled Pirandhal Parasakthi in which he will be seen sharing screen space alongside Radikaa and Varalaxmi.
Watch Sarathkumar's Irai official teaser below:
