Actor Vijay Antony’s upcoming film Appa Kutty has been postponed from October 16 to November 6. The new date coincides with Deepavali, when Suriya’s Scene, directed by Jithu Madhavan of Aavesham fame, is also scheduled to release.
Written and directed by Mu Maran, the film stars Vijay Antony alongside Preethi Asrani and Lithanya Sivabalan, who appeared as a child artist in Jana Nayagan. The makers have not announced a specific reason for the postponement. Rajinikanth’s Jailer 2 is scheduled to release on October 15, a day before Appa Kutty’s original date.
The film is a family drama with action and thriller elements, centred on the bond and unconditional affection between a father, played by Vijay Antony, and his child, played by Lithanya. The supporting cast includes Bagavathi Perumal, Muthukumar, Jenson Dhivakar, Aruvi Madhan, Sreeja Ravi, Chithra Lakshmanan, Muruganantham, Munnar Ramesh, Praveena, Haripriya Isai, Kumar Natarajan, Lizzie Antony, Vijayan, Haripriya and Haritha.
Vijay Antony has also composed the music, edited and produced the film. Rajeev Rajendran is the cinematographer, A Raja the art director and Rajasekar the stunt choreographer. The film is also expected to be released in Telugu under the title Nanna Kutty.