Cylinder Blast on SJ Suryah's 'Killer' Set Leaves One Dead, Three Injured

A freak accident claimed the life of one technician and injured three other crew members on the set of SJ Suryah's Tamil film Killer. According to a report by India Today, the incident took place during a shoot for a bomb-blast sequence, where 26-year-old technician Madan was severely injured. The technician, who was admitted to a nearby hospital, reportedly succumbed to his injuries. Police have also registered a case and are conducting a detailed investigation, according to the publication.

According to reports, the police are investigating the exact cause of the explosion, and further examining whether adequate safety measures were followed during filming.

Killer was announced early last year. SJ Suryah will return to direction after a decade of being busy as an actor with this film. It will be produced by Malayalam production house Sree Gokulam Movies along with SJ Suryah’s Angel Studios. Suryah's last directorial was Isai in 2015. 

The actor-filmmaker made his directorial debut with Ajith Kumar’s Vaali (1999), and since then, helmed many hits like Vijay's Kushi, New and Anbe Aaruyire, among others.

Talking about Killer, Suryah had earlier revealed that it would be a romantic-action comedy, "If a James Bond film and my own Kushi are blended together, the result would be Killer..," said the star, who also added that the film would be shot both in India and overseas.

The upcoming film will have music by AR Rahman. This will also be Suryah’s third film with Rahman after New (2004) and Anbe Aaruyire (2005).