‘Ignore’ First Single From Manikandan’s Makkal Kaavalan Is A Pulsating Rap Number!
Actor K Manikandan had his last outing in the comedy entertainer Kudumbastan crafted by debutant director Rajeshwar Kalisamy with actors Saanve Megghana and Guru Somasundaram in the lead roles. The Sila Nerangalil Sila Manidhargal actor is now looking forward to the release of his next social drama titled Makkal Kaavalan. Newbie story teller Santhosh Kumar has inked and helmed the flick.
Telugu actress Divya Sripada will make her Kollywood debut as a leading lady in this venture. The makers have already announced that the film will be arriving in cinemas worldwide on 4th of December. They have been promoting the flick by releasing the first look poster of the drama. Meanwhile, they have now unveiled the first single from the album on social media.
Taking to his official X page, director Pa Ranjith shared the first single ‘Ignore’ from Makkal Kaavalan and wrote, “You either wear the wounds and play the victim. Or make the victim . . . victorious Ignore from Makkal Kaavalan is out now. Yogi B x Aditi Shankar. A Nivas K Prasanna musical. Lyrics by M K Balaji. Makkal Kaavalan From Dec 4. Manikandan, Ananya Birla, Pa Ranjith, Aditi Anand, Priti Shahani, Birla Studios, Neelam Studios, Santhosh Kumar, Nivas K Prasanna, R K Vijai Murugan, Divya Sripada, Sabumon Abdusamad, Unni Maya Prasad, Shanmugam Muthusamy, A Venkatesh, Lallu, Jenson Diwakar, Vaigai Chandrasekar, Gemini Mani, Ragu Esaki, Pratheepan Selvaratnam, Arul Moses, Uthaya, Anthony R J Ruban, Suresh Kumar, Ramachandran, Ashok Kumar, Art FX Studio, Franklin V, Mango Post Production, Prasoon Garg, Sunil Chainani, Senha Vashist, Rakesh Raghavan, Manind Bedi, Dinakar Velmurugan, Senthuran, R S Raja Stills, Chandru, Yuvraaj, Guna, Communique Film, Ting, Qube Cinema, Think Music, Beat Route.” Here is the post made by the production unit.
Actress and singer Aditi Shankar has sung the song along with rapper Yogi B. Lyricist M K Balaji has penned the lyrics of the number. The track is mixed and mastered by Hevin Booster. Dance master Richy has choreographed dance moves for the song. Music director Nivas K Prasanna has been roped in to handle the musical instruments for the entertainer.
The monochrome themed first look poster of Makkal Kaavalan, which released earlier, showed the side face of actor Manikandan dressed as a cop, with a riot zone in the background. It also carried a tagline, ‘Heroes are not born. They are made.’
Earlier, speaking about the movie to a popular media house, director Santhosh Kumar said, “The story of the film is inspired by my personal experiences and real-life incidents that I witnessed. The nucleus of the drama is how power structures within big institutions lead to inequality. The narrative revolves around an upright man and the impediments that he faces when he tries to uphold his principles within that institution.”
The casting crew of Makkal Kaavalan also includes actors Sabumon Abdusamad, Vaigai Chandrasekar, R K Vijai Murugan, Unni Maya Prasad, Shanmugam Muthusamy, A Venkatesh, Ragu Esaki, Lallu, Jenson Diwakar, and Gemini Mani. Cinematographer Pratheepan Selvaratnam has operated the camera equipment for the production. Editor Arul Moses A has been trusted with the editing department of the drama.
Art director Pappanadu C Uthayakumar has fashioned sets for the project. Action director Don Ashok has engineered action blocks in the flick. Makkal Kaavalan is bankrolled by Pa Ranjith along with Aditi Anand under the production house Neelam Studios, in association with Ananya Birla for the production company Birla Studios.
On the work side, actor K Manikandan is presently occupied in his upcoming Tamil movie Arasan directed by Vetrimaaran in which he will be joining forces with actors Silambarasan, Vijay Sethupathi, & Andrea Jeremiah, an untitled entertainer filmed by Desingh Periyasamy of Kannum Kannum Kollaiyadithaal fame, and an untitled Hindi flick created by Atlee in which he will be seen alongside actors Salman Khan, S J Suryah, & Tara Sutaria.
On the other hand, actress Divya Sripada is now engrossed in her future Telugu drama Evaru Ekkada Enduku crafted by director K V Guhan in which she will be teaming up with actors Thrigun, Divya Drishti, Shivani Rajashekar, & Sandeep Bharadwaj.
