Director Samuthirakani is also known for acting in important supporting roles as well as lead roles in many Movies, and now the actor is all set to play the lead in a movie produced by director Pa Ranjith, with whom he worked in Kaala.

Samuthirakani will play the lead in a movie which has been titled as Writer and is being jointly produced by Pa Ranjith's Neelam Productions, Golden Ratio Films and Little Red Car Films and is directed by Franklin Jacob.

Writer had its shooting starting yesterday. This movie will have music scored by Govind Vasantha, cinematography by Pratheep Kaliraja and editing by Manigandan Sivakumar.

Shooting commenced today for our first Co-Production with @GRfilmssg & @LRCF6204

Starring @thondankani as #Writer✍@Tisaditi @abhay_muvizz @PiiyushSingh @frankjacobbbb @doppratheep @govind_vasantha @editor_mani @officialneelam @kabilanchelliah @RIAZtheboss@pro_guna pic.twitter.com/sJjtQWdwQj

— pa.ranjith (@beemji) December 7, 2020