Karthi will be joining hands with director PS Mithran of Irumbu Thirai and Hero fame for a new film which was officially launched this morning (November 14), marking the festive occasion of Diwali. A small pooja event happened this morning in Chennai and the pictures from the event are doing rounds on social media. This film will have music scored by GV Prakash Kumar who is in fantastic form with back to back success of Asuran and Soorarai Pottru. Mithran's good friends and regular team members, George C Williams (cinematography) and Ruben (editing) will work on this new film, as well. This untitled film will be produced by S Lakshman Kumar under the banner of Prince Pictures.

Lakshman Kumar has already produced movies like Singam 2 and Dev. Karthi shared the news on his official Twitter page and seeked the wishes of the fans and well-wishers. Karthi wrote, "Let’s make it memorable! Need all your best wishes for our next :)". Karthi has already completed the shooting and waiting for the release of Sulthan which is currently in the post production stages. Karthi is also a part of Mani Ratnam's magnum opus, Ponniyin Selvan which has got huge expectations among the fans. According to reports, Karthi will be essaying the role of Vandiyathevan in this historical epic that has music scored by AR Rahman.

Talking about Karthi's film with PS Mithran, the casting for other actors are said to be underway and the pre-production works are happening at full swing. The film's shooting is expected to begin soon. PS Mithran's writing has always garnered good attention, be it Irumbu Thirai or Hero, and it is going to be interesting to see what he is going to do with the Karthi starrer. Earlier, there were rumours that Karthi would be playing dual roles in this film, but an official confirmation is yet to be made. For now, check out the official announcement and pooja photos of Karthi - PS Mithran film here: