Director Deekay made an impressive debut with the horror comedy, Yaamirukka Bayamey that turned out to be a box office hit. Later, he made Kavalai Vendam with Jiiva, Kajal Aggarwal, Bobby Simha, RJ Balaji, and others. Now, he is currently awaiting the release of his third directorial film - Katteri, which features Vaibhav, Varalaxmi Sarathkumar, Sonam Bajwa and Meesaiya Murukku fame Aathmika in the lead roles. This film is produced by K.E.Gnanavel Raja’s Studio Green.
Due to the current global pandemic situation, the makers of Katteri are exploring the possibilities of releasing the film directly on OTT streaming platform and if things go well, we can expect the film to release either on Zee 5 or Prime Video platform.
While an official word regarding that is awaited, we have got some super exclusive details about Deekay’s next project which is in pre-production stages now. We are informed by our close sources that Deekay has planned to make a horror anthology film with 5 short stories. It is said that these 5 short stories will be based on 5 different sub genres, falling under the common theme of horror.
Deekay is expected to produce this anthology film under his home production and leading stars are said to have agreed to be a part of this film. An official announcement regarding the star cast of this anthology film is expected to be made in the coming days. Currently, Deekay is said to be giving final touches to the script. Notably, this anthology film is going to be made exclusively for OTT release and wouldn’t have a theatrical release.
It can be noted that director Deekay, in one of his earlier live interactions with Galatta Media, revealed that he is always excited about the horror genre and expressed his interest to explore the various sides of horror. Looks like we are going to witness the different perspectives of horror with this new anthology film. Stay tuned for more updates.