Director Ramnath's upcoming film Thirunaal will be actor Jiiva's next release. The movie is based in Kumbakonam and the actor will be seen playing the role of a rowdy. The director explains "Inspite of being the story of a bad guy, the movie comes with a message of peace." Jiiva is seen is a local avatar in the film, he sports a tanned look with just a veshti and he is seen having a blade in his mouth in most of the scenes. Even his character's is a thug named 'Blade'. The release date of Thirunaal is yet to be fixed and Sri Thenandal films is releasing this film worldwide.