Champion is an upcoming sports drama written and directed by Suseenthiran. The film stars newbies Vishwa and Dubsmash fame Mrinalini in the lead roles. Apart from them, Champion also features the likes of Manoj Bharathiraja and Narain in pivotal roles. The music for the film was initially supposed to be composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja but he was later replaced by Arrol Corelli while cinematography and editing are handled by Sujith Sarang and Thiyagu respectively. The film is produced by Raghavi under the production banner Kalanjiyam Cine Arts.
Suseenthiran has previously made sports films like Vennila Kabadi Kuzhu, Kennedy Club and Jeeva but this is the first time he is taking football sport as the base of his film. The shooting of the film went on floors from 30 May 2018. This was supposed to be Mrinalini’s debut film but her other film like Super Deluxe and Gaddalakonda Ganesh (Telugu) which kick-started shoot much later have already hit the screens. The shooting of the film wrapped up in around 19 September 2019.
The first look poster of the film was unveiled by actor Vishal through his Twitter account on 29 January 2019 coinciding on the eve of 10 years anniversary of director Suseenthiran's filming career. He made his directorial debut through Vennila Kabadi Kuzhu which was released on 29 January in 2009. This film has been in the making for quite a while but it looks it will finally see the light of day very soon. The makers have now released the trailer of the film which looks quite promising. Champion is eyeing for a December 13 release. We wish the team all the very best!