Director Balaji Sakthivel dropped a few hints before announcing the release of his next film, Yaar Ivargal. The teaser of his film was released on June 7.
A little over a week ago, Balaji created a buzz around the title by plastering walls in Chennai with black and white posters of masked members surrounding one well-known personality such as Seeman, Pa Ranjith and Velmurugan. With just a few clues, the posters announced that the faces will be revealed on June 7.
The posters also had powerful lines such as ‘Is it authority or ego that is trying to oppress us?’ ‘If you too are enraged by injustice then we are friends’ and ‘We are the ones who work hard but you are ones who swindle us’.
The film’s teaser features a number of people such as Esakki Kishore, Ajay Kumar, Subhiksha of Kadugu fame and Abirami. Produced by Essaki Durai and V Bharath Seeni of RoughNote, the film’s music has been composed by Javed Riaz. Actor Vinodhini is seen playing a lawyer and the teaser reveals that film also has sequences shot in Kanyakumari. SD Vijay Milton has been roped in for cinematography and Dinesh will be editing the film.
According to a report in the Times of India, the director revealed that Yaar Ivargal will be an action film with a realistic touch.
Director Balaji is known for films such as Kaadhal and Kalloori. His film Ra Ra Rajasekhar, starring newcomer Mathivanan and produced by Tirupathi Brothers, is yet to hit the screens.
His 2012 film, Vazhakku enn 18/9 won several awards including the National Film Award for the Best Feature Film in Tamil and the Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Director.
Watch the teaser here: