Gautham Karthik and Parthiban team up for a thriller

Gautham Karthik and

Radhakrishnan Parthiban

will team up for a crime thriller, which will be directed by

Ezhil

. The film is based on a book by Rajesh Kumar.

“I’ve been exploring comedy all this while. But I always wanted to do a thriller. This one is a murder mystery, which is inspired by Rajesh Kumar’s novel. I don’t want to reveal the name of the book now, as people might read it,” says Ezhil, and adds, “The film is based on a sound system... there is something called a war decibel, a sound people used to hear during the war. That sound is so high that people also call it the death decibel. The film touches upon that. Gautham plays a private detective, while

Parthiban

plays a cop. It will be a gripping thriller, with commercial elements.”

Newcomer Saipriya plays the female lead. He says, “We have begun shooting yesterday, in Chennai. We will shoot in Puducherry and Ooty, too. Shooting during the pandemic is difficult, but we are taking maximum precaution.” The film’s music is by D Imman.