Arya is teaming up with director Shakthi Soundar Rajan for the second time after “Teddy”.
Following the release of Teddies, Arya has once again teamed up with director Shakthi Soundar Rajan for her next title Captain. The makers of the film announced on May 17 that the film will hit the big screens on September 8 this year. Along with the release date, Arya also revealed that production banner Red Giant Movies has secured the Tamil Nadu movie rights from Captain. Sharing the news with fans, Arya wrote, “@RedGiantMovies_ has acquired Tamil Nadu movie rights to #Captain. Thank you very much partner @Udhaystalin for your support always. THEN #BossEngiraBaskaran NOW #Captain. See you all in theaters September 8. @ShaktiRajan @immancomposer @ThinkStudiosInd.
The film was announced in November last year. Announcing the new project, Arya earlier tweeted, “Teaming up again with My Favorite Person, Director and brother @ShaktiRajan for #Captain @immancomposer sir Magic.” In another tweet, Arya said, “Super excited to start my next with my brother @ShaktiRajan. This is going to be something special for all of us. I need all of your love and blessings.” The film stars actors Aishwarya Lekshmi, Gokul Anand, Simran, Kavya Shetty, Harish Uthaman and Bharath Raj in key roles.
Director Shakthi Soundar Rajan and Arya’s teddy released on the Disney Plus Hotstar streaming platform in 2021. It featured Arya’s wife, actor Sayyesshaa in the lead role. An animated drama film which has a teddy bear as a special character, teddy was the first Tamil film to use an Indian animation company to design the special character. Actors Sathish and Sakshi Agarwal have been roped in for supporting roles.
Prior to Captain and Teddies, Arya has also been seen in movies like Enemy and Sarpatta Parambarai. With Vishal in the lead, teddy released on November 4, the same day as the star of Rajinikanth Annaatthe. Written and directed by Anand Shankar, the film’s cast also includes actors Mirnalini Ravi, Mamta Mohandas and Prakash Raj among others in prominent roles.
Sports drama Sarpatta Parambarai, which was helmed by director Pa Ranjith, released on Amazon Prime Video last year and opened to positive reception from audiences and critics.
@RedGiantMovies_ acquired the Tamilnadu theatrical rights from #Captain Thank you very much partner @Udhaystalin for your support always THEN #BossEngiraBaskaran NOW #Captain ❤️❤️ See you all in theaters on September 8 @ShaktiRajan @immancomposer @ThinkStudiosInd pic.twitter.com/IPDATgSLI1
—Arya (@arya_offl) May 16, 2022
