Actor Ravi Mohan was last seen on screens in the romantic comedy film Kadhalikka Neramillai filmed by Kiruthiga Udhayanidhi with actress Nithya Menen in the female lead role. The Iraivan actor will soon have his next release in the political drama christened Karathey Babu. Story teller Ganesh K Babu, who impressed audiences with his debut film Dada, has crafted the entertainer. He has sought the assistance of writers Bakkiyam Sankar and Rathna Kumar to pen the script of the project.
Daudee S Jiwal, model and daughter of former Tamil Nadu DGP Shankar Jiwal, will open her account in Kollywood with her female lead part in the drama. Actor Shakthi Vasudevan has depicted a prominent role in the flick. The shoot for the entertainer was wrapped a couple of months ago, and sent to post production works. We now have news that actor Ravi Mohan has begun to dub for his part. He himself has announced the news on social media.
Taking to his official X profile, actor Ravi Mohan dropped a clip from the dubbing studio and worded, “With all your blessings kickstarting the Dubbing for my upcoming political entertainer Karathey Babu. Dir by Ganesh K Babu, A Sam C S Musical. Produced by Screen Scene Media Entertainment, Sundar Arumugam. Daudee S Jiwal, K S Ravi Kumar, Nasser, Pradeep Antony, K Ezhil Arasu, Raja, Kathiresh Alagesan, Dhilip Subbarayan, Rathna Kumar, Bakkiyam, Gayathri, Sathish Krishnan, Arunachalam, S A Baskaran, Vikranth S, Senthil Kumar, Kiran Kumar S, Vishnu, Nikil Murukan.” Here is the post made by the actor.
Karathey Babu is speculated to be based on the life of incumbent Tamil Nadu Minister of Hindu religious charitable endowment department, P K Sekar Babu. Earlier talking to a leading YouTube channel about his character in Karathey Babu, actor Ravi Mohan revealed, “I attempt to do something different with each role that I pick. My part in the film will be quite different from what people have seen me do so far. My director Ganesh K Babu is an excellent story teller. You will see that in the movie. I am sure Karathey Babu will be one of the most important projects in my career.”
Besides Ravi Mohan, Shakthi Vasudevan, and Daudee S Jiwal, the casting crew of Karathey Babu also has actors Nassar, VTV Ganesh, Subramaniam Siva, K S Ravikumar, Kavithalayaa Krishnan, Raja Rani Pandian, Pradeep Antony, Knife Naren, Sam Anderson, Sandeep Raj, Ajith Gosh, Sindhupriya, Kalki Raja, Aravindh, Sri Dhanya, Nandhini Senthamizh, Anandhi, Ilan, and Vetrivel portraying various supporting parts.
Music composer Sam C S has been trusted with the musical department of the venture. The film will mark his third collaboration with actor Ravi Mohan following their successful outing in Adanga Maru and Agilan. Cinematographer K Ezhil Arasu has worked on the cinematography division of the entertainer.
Editor Kathiresh Alagesan has been engaged to bring coherence to the flick. Art director A R Mohan has fashioned the background for the movie. Stunt director Hari Dinesh has engineered action blocks for the flick. Karathey Babu is funded by Sundar Arumugam under the production label Screen Scene Media Entertainment.
On the work front, actor Ravi Mohan is anticipating successive releases in Parasakthi crafted by director Sudha Kongara in which he will be seen alongside actors Sivakarthikeyan, Atharvaa, & Sreeleela, and the fantasy comedy drama Genie scripted by Bhuvanesh Arjunan in which he has shared screen space with actresses Krithi Shetty and Kalyani Priyadarshan. The Agilan actor is now focused on his future project Bro Code helmed by Karthik Yogi in which he will be romancing actress Sri Gouri Priya, and Thani Oruvan 2 scripted by story teller Mohan Raja in which he will once again be joining forces with actress Nayanthara.