Manikandan’s Makkal Kaavalan Secures A Date For Release!

Actor K Manikandan was last seen on screens in the comedy flick Kudumbastan directed by newbie story teller Rajeshwar Kalisamy with actors Saanve Megghana and Guru Somasundaram in the lead roles. The Good Night actor is now gearing up for the release of his next social drama christened Makkal Kaavalan. Debutant director Santhosh Kumar has penned and crafted the movie. 

Telugu actress Divya Sripada will mark her entry into Tamil Cinema with her role as the female lead in the movie. The production house had recently released the first look poster of the entertainer. We now have news that the film will hit theaters worldwide on 4th of December. The makers themselves have publicized the news on social media.  

Taking to their official X handle, the Neelam Studios team unveiled a release date announcement video for Makkal Kaavalan and worded, “The people will always choose their protector. Makkal Kaavalan From Dec 4. Makkal Kaavalan. Manikandan, Ananya Birla, Pa Ranjith, Aditi Anand, Priti Shahani, Birla 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.” Here is the post made by the production unit. 

The release date announcement video for Makkal Kaavalan begins with a shot of a peaked cap on the table of a police station. We are then presented with a few behind the scenes moments that took place on set. It ends with the announcement, ‘Dec 4 worldwide release.’ 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, talking about the flick to a popular media house, director Santhosh Kumar revealed, “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.” 

Besides K Manikandan and Divya Sripada, the star-studded cast of Makkal Kaavalan also has actors Sabumon Abdusamad, Vaigai Chandrasekar, R K Vijai Murugan, Unni Maya Prasad, Shanmugam Muthusamy, A Venkatesh, Ragu Esaki, Lallu, Jenson Diwakar, and Gemini Mani essaying various supporting characters. Music director Nivas K Prasanna has orchestrated the musical score for the venture. 

Cinematographer Pratheepan Selvaratnam has overseen the visuals and camera division for the flick. The editing division of the film has been handed over to editor Arul Moses. Art director Uthaya has engineered the background for the movie. Stunt director Ashok Kumar has served as the stunt coordinator for the project. Makkal Kaavalan is produced by Pa Ranjith along with Aditi Anand under the production company Neelam Studios, in partnership with Ananya Birla for the production label Birla Studios. 

On the professional front, actor K Manikandan is now engaged in his next Tamil film Arasan scripted by Vetrimaaran in which he will be teaming up with actors Silambarasan, Vijay Sethupathi, & Andrea Jeremiah, an untitled flick directed by Desingh Periyasamy of Kannum Kannum Kollaiyadithaal fame, and an untitled Hindi movie crafted by Atlee in which he will be joining forces with actors Salman Khan, S J Suryah, & Tara Sutaria. 

On the other hand, actress Divya Sripada is presently immersed in her upcoming Telugu flick Evaru Ekkada Enduku helmed by K V Guhan in which she will be sharing screen space with actors Thrigun, Shivani Rajashekar, Divya Drishti, & Sandeep Bharadwaj.