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Actors Prabhu Deva and Simran are set to share the screen again for the first time in 27 years in Kamal Sridevi, a Tamil romantic film directed by debutant Krishnanand Kottarapattu. Following a single schedule shoot across Chennai and Munnar, the film is currently in its final stages of production, according to reports.
Kamal Sridevi is produced by Soundarya Rajinikanth and also stars Mithun Jai Shankar and Smeha Manimegalai in supporting roles. Written and directed by Kottarapattu, the film is touted to be a romatic entertainer. For Kottarapattu, Kamal Sridevi marks his feature directorial debut.
Music for the film is by GV Prakash Kumar and cinematography is by Sharan Velayudhan, with editing by Raja Arumugam.
Prabhu Deva and Simran were last seen together in V.I.P. (1997) and Time (1999). The pair's reunion following nearly three decades for a love story has become a major talking point.
Prabhu Deva, who is a choreographer and a director in addition to his acting career, has been more active as an actor in recent years. His upcoming projects include Maharagni: Queen of Queens, a Hindi action film co-starring Kajol, Chhaya Kadam and Naseeruddin Shah directed by Charan Tej Uppalapati.
In upcoming projects, Prabhu Deva is starring in an untitled Karthik Subbaraj directorial feature film which co-stars Atharvaa and Upendra. In a recent interview with The Hollywood Reporter India, following the success of his film Dorothy, Subbaraj revealed that he finished the "first schedule of the shoot for the movie before beginning promotions for Dorothy" and that the next schedule was slated to begin soon.
Simran, whose most recent release was Tourist Family (2025), is also starring in Rajinikanth's Dharman.