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VJ Siddhu's first directorial venture, Dayangaram, is set to arrive in theatres during Pongal 2027. The makers revealed the release window while unveiling the film's official teaser. The 50-second video shows us glimpses of Siddhu's protagonist, a possible college romance, and conflicts involving Natty, and a surprise cameo by Dragon filmmaker Ashwath Marimuthu.
Siddhu takes on multiple responsibilities on the project, serving as its writer, director and lead actor. Content creator Dude Vicky is associated with the film as its creative director.
Produced by Ishari K Ganesh under the Vels Film International banner, the film has his daughter, Kushmitha Ganesh, on board as co-producer. Principal photography commenced in October 2025 and concluded in July 2026.
The ensemble cast features Natty Natraj, Nitin Sathya, WhatsApp Mani, Harshath Khan, Ilavarasu, Kaali Venkat, Adithya Kathir, Sushmita Shetty, Ismath Banu, Mallesh Kannan, Chutti Aravind, Nakkalities Chella, Deepa, Pasanga Sivakumar and OAK Sundar. Director Ashwath Marimuthu will also make a special appearance in the film.
Behind the camera, Dayangaram has Siddhu Kumar composing the music, Dinesh Krishnan B handling cinematography, Pradeep E Ragav overseeing editing, Vinoth Rajkumar N designing the production sets and Vicky choreographing the action sequences.
Siddhu first gained recognition through the YouTube channel Black Sheep before launching his own channel, VJ Siddhu Vlogs. He was most recently seen in Ashwath Marimuthu's Dragon (2025), starring Pradeep Ranganathan. Marimuthu, on the other hand, will next direct Dharman, starring Rajinikanth, Nayanthara, and Simran.
Dharman, previously referred to as Thalaiavar 173, is Rajinikanth's next film. Directed by Ashwin Marimuthu, the film is being produced by Kamal Haasan under his production banner Raaj Kamal Films. The film is co-produced by R Mahendran of Turmeric Media. Apart from Ashwath, the core team includes Anirudh Ravichander's music and Anbariv as action choreographers. Niketh Bommi is the cinematographer and Pradeep E Ragav is the editor. MR Karthik Rajkumar is the film’s production designer.