Sports seems to be the central point of ‘Ethir Neechal’, a film produced by Dhanush with Sivakarthikeyan playing the lead role. It is being directed by debutant Durai Senthilkumar.

“The film is a comedy subject with sports as its main theme. Durai Senthilkumar, a former associate of Balumahendra and Vetrimaran, has penned a gripping script that will impress the audience,” sources say.

In this movie, Sivakarthikeyan is sharing the screen space with Priya Anand and Nandhitha of ‘Attakathi’ fame. “The shooting is nearing completion,” add sources.

Dhanush has penned two songs for ‘Ethir Neechal’, which has music by Anirudh. Besides Dhanush, Thamarai and Madhan Karky have also penned lyrics, it is learnt.