Following his much-appreciated cameo as an army officer in Sivakarthikeyan’s Parasakthi, Basil Joseph is set to make his Tamil debut in a full-length role with the upcoming film Raawadi. The announcement poster for the film features Basil alongside LK Akshay Kumar, who was last seen in the recently released and critically acclaimed thriller Sirai. Raawadi marks Seven Screen Studios’ 13th production.
The poster features five characters in total, with Basil and Akshay positioned in the foreground. The two appear to have broken into a room, as three other characters wait behind them, holding props such as a book and a cricket bat. Basil’s character is seen carrying a bag, while both he and Akshay look intently towards the viewer.
Apart from starring in the film, Akshay is also serving as a co-producer on the project, which is being produced by S S Lalit Kumar under the Seven Screen Studio banner. K Arun and Manikandan are serving as executive producers.
The cast includes John Vijay, Sathyan, Jaffer Sadiq, Noble K James, Arunachaleswaran P A, Shariq Hassan, and Aishwarya Sharma. Jen Martin (Bloody Beggar, Kiss) is on board as the film’s music composer. The technical crew includes cinematographer Leon Britto, editor Barath Vikraman, and art director P S Hariharan.
Meanwhile, Basil’s next release is expected to be Athiradi, co-starring Tovino Thomas and Vineeth Sreenivasan. The film is being directed by Arun Anirudhan, who has previously written Basil’s directorial ventures, including Minnal Murali.
Speaking earlier to THR India about his acting career, Basil had said, “They (directors) feel they can get more out of me after that. The first take is not enough, and the directors push me harder to deliver something new and different each time. So when they write, they feel I can pull off a hero’s journey, like I did in Ponman. I can do a negative shade too, with darker layers. I can explore more now than I could earlier. But maybe the frustration I feel today has come from the exhaustion of having acted in too many movies in too short a span. I want to get back to directing as soon as I can. If it takes any longer, I’ll forget to introduce myself as a filmmaker.”
