Director Bharathiraja is as active as his younger days acting, producing and directing the film 'Om'. He is also very much in the news for his strong political views even taking on his former friend Rajinikanth. Bharathiraja has joined the cast of Vijay Sethupathi's new movie 'Seekathathi' in which he appears as himself according to reports.

In 'Seethakathi' Vijay Sethupathi plays dual roles as an 80 year old veteran drama actor and his son. Archana, Director Mahendran, Parvathi Nair, Gayathrie and Remya Nambesan play pivotal roles. The film is directed by Balaji Tharaneetharan, music by Govind Menon, cinematography by Saraskanth T.K and editing by R. Govindaraj. The making video of the old getup of Vijay Sethupathi as "Ayya" has already become a raging hit and the expectations for the film has skyrocketed.