It Is A Wrap For Rakshan’s Moi Virundhu!

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Actor Rakshan last graced the silver screens in a supporting role in the action movie Vettaiyan filmed by T J Gnanavel with actors Rajinikanth, Amitabh Bachchan, and Fahadh Faasil in lead roles. The Marakkuma Nenjam actor will soon have his next release in Moi Virundhu. Newbie director C R Manikandan, former associate of N Ragavan of Manjapai fame, has inked and crafted the entertainer. 

Actress Ayesha Zeenath of Uppu Puli Kaaram fame has been cast as the female lead in the venture. The shoot for the drama was happening in full swing in the regions of Pannaikadu and Kodaikanal. We now have news that the shoot for the entertainer has been wrapped. The team has completed the shoot in just 33 days. The production house themselves has announced the news on social media. 

Taking to his official X handle, musician D Imman dropped a snap from the shooting spot of Moi Virundhu and wrote, “Naanga samayal mudichachu . . . neenga virundhukku ready-ah? It’s a wrap! For Moi Virundhu. Produced by SK Films International, S Kamalakannan, Vijay Bharathi K. A D Imman Musical A M Sukumar visual treat & A feast by C R Manikandan. Serving soon . . . Praise God! Urvashi Archana, Rakshan, Ayesha Zeenath, Bhuvan, Maayon Studios, Team Aim.” Here is the post made by the music director. 

The snap shared by D Imman has the entire team of Moi Virundhu celebrating the final day of shoot with a cake cutting ceremony. Earlier speaking about the entertainer to a leading daily, director C R Manikandan said, “As the title suggests, the plot is predicated on the long-lost cultural practice called Moi Virundhu. Today, if we need money, we approach the banks. But in those days, particularly in and around the regions of Pattukkottai and Peravurani in Thanjavur, people used to organize a feast to raise money.”

He further revealed, “Interestingly, not everyone can arrange a feast. Only people who have impeccable reputation in the locality can host one. Their reputation is what acts as today’s CIBIL score.” Describing why he chose to turn it into a feature movie, he stated, “I realized that most people outside of Thanjavur are not even aware that such a practice existed in Tamil Nadu. Hence, I decided to make a movie about it.”

Talking about the story of the film, he divulged, “It follows a woman’s character who hails from the family that has the reputation of hosting such feasts. The family is known for hosting feasts for common good. And has never hosted a feast for themselves. However, they suffer a heavy loss and are forced to host one for themselves. The reason behind the loss and the emotional arc of having to organize a feast for themselves makes the crux of the story.”

Star cast of Moi Virundhu also includes actors Deepa Shankar, Archana, Arul Doss, Abarnithi, Manasvi Kottachi, Sujatha Sivakumar, Tiger Thangadurai, Namo Narayanan, Kicha Ravi, Muruganatham, Lollu Sabha Maran, and Gajaraj. Music composer D Imman has been hired to work on the musical department of the flick. Cinematographer M Sukumar has taken care of the cinematography division of the movie. 

The editing work of the drama has been handed over to editor Bhuvan. Art director T Ramalingam has engineered sets for the entertainer. Stunt director Sudesh Kumar has fashioned action blocks for the project. Moi Virundhu is funded by S Kamalakannan in affiliation with Vijay Bharathi K under the production house SK Films International.  

On the professional front, actor Rakshan is presently occupied in his future venture titled Kannivedi crafted by Ganesh Raj in which he will be featuring alongside actress Keerthy Suresh and Namita Krishnamurthy. 

On the other hand, actress Ayesha Zeenath is now engaged in her upcoming film Lawyer helmed by story teller Joshnu Sethuram in which she will be joining forces with actor Vijay Antony & Bollywood actress Raveena Tandon, and a Malayalam project Dr Bennet filmed by T S Sabu in which she will be teaming up with actors Jins Joy and Kottayam Nazeer.