Siva Karthikeyan and director Pandiraj have teamed up for the third time with an untitled rural entertainer, which is produced by Sun Pictures. The movie will have a large number of stars teaming up with the actor for the first time, and the cast and crew details were announced yesterday.

The team of SK16 began shooting today in Oragadam, at the outskirts of Chennai, with a formal pooja ceremony which was attended by the main cast of the team. SK16 has Anu Emmanuel of Thupparivalan fame pairing with Siva Karthikeyan, while Siva's maiden production venture Kanaa's heroine Aishwarya Rajesh plays a key role.

SK16 also has cinematographer turned actor Natarajan, RK Suresh, Bharathiraja, Samuthirakani, Archana, Yogi Babu, Soori and many others as part of the cast. The movie marks the reunion of D Imman and director Pandiraj after Kadaikutty Singam, and has cinematography by Nirav Shah.