Composer Sai Abhyankkar has joined the team of actor Sivakarthikeyan’s upcoming film, tentatively titled SK27. The film is written and directed by Ramkumar Balakrishnan, who made his directorial debut with the acclaimed Tamil film Parking (2023).
The project marks the first collaboration between Sai Abhyankkar and Sivakarthikeyan as composer and lead actor. Sai had earlier lent his voice to the song ‘Salambala’ from Sivakarthikeyan’s Madharaasi, which had music by Anirudh Ravichander.
Kayadu Lohar plays the female lead opposite Sivakarthikeyan, marking her first film with the actor. The technical team includes cinematographer Om Prakash, editor R Kalaivanan and art director A Rajesh.
The film is produced by Sendhil Thyagarajan and Arjun Thyagarajan under the Sathya Jyothi Films banner, with TG Thyagarajan presenting it.
Ramkumar Balakrishnan’s debut film Parking won the National Film Award for Best Tamil Feature Film, while he received the award for Best Screenplay. Actor MS Bhaskar also won the National Film Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in the film.
Sai Abhyankkar’s upcoming projects include Dhanush’s Om, Benz, starring Raghava Lawrence, Karthi’s Marshal and Raaka featuring Allu Arjun and directed by Atlee. Sivakarthikeyan is also awaiting the release of Seyon directed by Sivakumar Murugesan.