Sketch (2017 film)

Sketch
Poster
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Directed by	Vijay Chander
Produced by	Kalaipuli S. Thanu Moving Frame
Written by	Vijay Chander
Starring	Vikram Tamannaah
Music by	S.S. Thaman
Cinematography	M. Sukumar
Edited by	Ruben
Production company	Moving Frame
Distributed by	Kalaipuli S. Thanu V Creations
Release date	September 2017
Running time	2.30 minutes
Country	India
Language	Tamil Telugu
Budget	75 crores
Box office	not released

Sketch is an upcoming Tamil-language action comedy film written and directed by Vijay Chander. Featuring Vikram, Tamannaah and Sri Priyanka in the lead roles, the film began its production in February 2017.

Cast

• Vikram
• Tamannaah
• Sri Priyanka
• Radharavi
• Vela Ramamoorthy
• Soori
• Sriman
• Ravi Kishan
• R. K. Suresh

Production

In November 2016, director Vijay Chander, who had previously made Vaalu (2015), revealed that his next project would feature Vikram in the lead role. Produced by Silverline Film Factory, who had worked on an incomplete fantasy film titled Karikalan with Vikram during 2010, the film was widely reported to be a remake of the American film, Don't Breathe (2016).^[1][2] Denying the reports, Vijay Chander later clarified that it was an original script and the film would be set in North Chennai.^[3] M. Sukumar was selected as cinematographer, while S. Thaman collaborated with Vijay Chander again despite reports that Anirudh Ravichander was set to be signed.^[4][5]

Sai Pallavi was signed to play the lead actress in the project, marking her first leading role in Tamil films. She later opted out of the film and returned her advance in late February 2017, citing scheduling issues with her work on the Tamil language remake of the Malayalam film Charlie (2015) directed by A. L. Vijay.^[6][7] She was later replaced by Tamannaah, who stated it was "liberating to see a strong storyline in a commercial pot-boiler".^[8] Actors Ravi Kishan, R. K. Suresh and Radharavi were selected to portray antagonists in the film.^[9][10] Actor Vishwanath, who had a breakthrough role in Pa. Ranjith's Kabali (2016), was signed on to play a supporting role in the film, with Vijay Chander requesting the actor to take reference of Kalaiyarasan's role in Madras (2014) for his particular character.^[11] Actress Sri Priyanka, previously seen as the lead actress in small budget films, was also selected to portray a supporting role in the film.^[12][13]

Following a period of delay, the film began its shoot at Binny Mills in Chennai during early February 2017, with Vikram choosing to simultaneously work on the project alongside his commitments for Gautham Menon's spy thriller Dhruva Natchathiram (2017).^[14][15] The film's title, Sketch, was revealed to the media in April 2017 with S. Thanu revealed to have taken over as the producer with his banner, V Creations.^[16][17] As Tamil cinema so far portrayed North Chennai as place of gangsters, this movie's story is about the emotional drama of elite people from North Chennai.^[18]

Filming

Filming began in March 2017, with the first schedule, during which filming was held in and around Chennai, lasting for 20 days.while the next schedule was to be shot in around Pondicherry now.

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