Shooting for director Aishwarya Rajinikanth’s eagerly awaited upcoming film ‘Texla’, featuring Malayalam actor Suraj Venjaramudu and Tamil actor Jai in the lead, has now officially begun.
Kannan Ravi Groups, the production house producing the film, took to its social media timelines to announce that the shooting for the film had officially commenced.
Posting a video that showed shooting in progress, the production house wrote, “Every frame starts with a belief. Every journey starts with a moment. Today, #Texla takes its first step – Shooting starts! An @aishwaryarajini Film Produced by @kannan_ravi_krg. Co -Produced by @deepak_ravi. A @itsyuvan Musical.”
For the unaware, the film had officially been launched with a grand pooja ceremony that was held at the Leela Palace in the city in March this year. The launch event had been attended by the entire cast and crew along with a number of film celebrities including actor and director Seeman and Samuthirakani.
Posters put up at the launch event had given away the fact that the film would feature critically acclaimed Malayalam star Suraj Venjaramudu and Tamil actor Jai in the lead.
Sources close to the unit said that Suraj Venjaramudu would be seen playing the dad of Jai in the film. George Maryan, who was hailed for his soul touching performance in the blockbuster film ‘Dragon’, would be seen playing a pivotal role in the film.
The project was being tentatively referred to as #KRG09 prior to the announcement of the title. Kannan Ravi Group had announced the title through a title teaser.
The production house had then said, “Happiness in every little moment. All set to relive the nostalgia and rewind the magic. Presenting the Tamil title teaser of @krgofflās #Production9 – #Texla. An @aishwaryarajini Film. @kannan_ravi_krg @deepak_ravi @itsyuvan @u1recordsoffl @srinath_viswanathan @sathish_pro @s2mediaoffl @decoffl #KRG09.”
The title teaser opened with a bunch of poor kids seated in a thatched hut waiting anxiously for something to start. Meanwhile, a man, who is seen standing at the entrance to the hut, keeps looking at the sky, which is overcast with rain clouds. He tells the boys waiting inside, “It looks like it won’t come today as well.”