As the release date of Thani Oruvan gets closer and closer, the brothers M. Raja and Jayam Ravi are getting busy with the film’s promotions. The director of the action flick Thani Oruvan, M. Raja has named a few members of the team as the pillars of the film. The first being Raja’s brother Jayam Ravi, who is the hero of the film.

Raja said that he wanted the lead role to be played by an actor who has never played a cop character before. This made him zero in on his brother Ravi who is also a bankable actor for whom the character suited well. The director added that he was happy for his brother, that ever since the success of the comedy entertainer Romeo Juliet, good fortune has been shining on Ravi. He says that Ravi's upcoming projects also look promising, including his own movie Thani Oruvan.

While talking about the unique role of Arvind Swami in the film, the director said, “I wanted him for the role because evil is more horrifying when it is more attractive and glamorous. That is how it seduces people and makes them fall under its spell.” Being an out of the routine villain role, Arvind immediately signed on the dotted lines. He is the second pillar of the film.

Despite being an action cop story, the film also has romance. Gorgeous Nayantara who plays the female lead is the third pillar of the film. She seems to have impressed the director alot. “I was surprised by her level of maturity in understanding the scenes," says the director. The director was moved by the efforts she put in on the sets of the film almost like an assistant director.

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