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Actor Sivakarthikeyan's next film, tentatively titled SK27, was officially launched on September 25 with a pooja ceremony. The film is directed by Ramkumar Balakrishnan, whose debut directorial Parking (2023) won the National Film Award for Best Tamil Film at the 71st National Film Awards.
Ramkumar Balakrishnan expressed his excitement for the film's launch, writing on X, "Not just a movie, it's a dream starting today. Blessed to begin my new chapter with @Siva_Kartikeyan anna in #SK27 produced by @SathyaJyothi. Need all your blessings and support."
The launch was attended by Sivakarthikeyan, Ramkumar Balakrishnan, Kayadu Lohar, and several members of the production team. The film is produced by Sendhil Thyagarajan and Arjun Thyagarajan under the Sathya Jyoti Films banner. No additional cast, technical crew or release timeline has been disclosed yet.
Ramkumar Balakrishnan made his directorial debut with Parking, a Tamil drama starring Harish Kalyan and MS Bhaskar that focused on a conflict between two neighbours over a parking dispute. The film received widespread critical recognition and won three awards at the 71st National Film Awards. SK27 marks his second feature and first collaboration with Sivakarthikeyan.
Sivakarthikeyan is also working on Seyon, his 26th film, which co-stars Bhagyashri Borse and Raj B Shetty. Seyon is a Tamil-language rural action drama directed by Sivakumar Murugesan and produced by Kamal Haasan under his banner Raaj Kamal Films International. Seyon is Sivakarthikeyan's second collaboration with Raaj Kamal Films International after Amaran (2024).
Other cast members include Bala Saravanan, Aruldoss, Raichal Rabecca and Singampuli. R. Mahendran is also producing the film, under his banner Turmeric Media. The film's technical team includes Vivek Vijayakumar as director of photography, San Lokesh as editor, and Supreme Sundar as stunt coordinator. Music for the film is composed by Santhosh Narayanan.
Kayadu Lohar's other ongoing projects include the TJ Gnanavel directorial Suriya 48 and Mari Selvaraj's Manjanathi, which was launched earlier this month.