Kayadu Lohar joins Silambarasan TR in STR 49
announced that
Dragon
star Kayadu Lohar has joined the film's cast in a lead role. As reported earlier, Ramkumar Balakrishnan of
Parking
-fame is directing the film, tentatively titled
STR 49
, from his own screenplay. Announced in February, on Silambarasan's birthday, the film also stars Santhanam.
STR 49
is Ramkumar Balakrishnan's sophomore directorial after 2023's
Parking
, starring Harish Kalyan and MS Bhaskar in the lead roles. Aakash Bhaskaran is producing the film through his banner, Dawn Pictures. On the technical front, it has composer Sai Abhyankkar. The makers are yet to reveal any information about its plot or additional cast and crew. While announcing Kayadu's casting news, Dawn Pictures stated that "more updates are on the way."
Kayadu Lohar, who shot to fame after her breakout role in actor Pradeep Ranganathan and director Ashwath Marimuthu's
Dragon
this year, has
Idhayam Murali
next, opposite Atharvaa. On the other hand, Silambarasan's upcoming projects include
Thug Life
with director Mani Ratnam and actor Kamal Haasan,
STR 50
with director Desingh Periyasamy, and
STR 51
with Ashwath Marimuthu.
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