Comedian turned hero Santhanam has been riding the high wave this year after his Dhilluku Dhuddu 2 and A1 turned out to be box office successes. The star is at present attached to multiple projects and will also be collaborating with director M. Rajesh, whose last film, Mr. Local, starring Sivakarthikeyan and Nayanthara didn’t perform as well as expected. Santhanam and Rajesh’s partnership is one of the most memorable combos especially after the duo worked together in films namely Siva Manasula Sakthi, Boss Engira Bhaskaran and Oru Kal Oru Kannadi. The two had later collaborated once again in All in All Azhagu Raja and Vasuvum Saravananum Onna Padichavanga in 2015. Now, the stage is set for Santhanam to star as the lead in director Rajesh’s yet-to-be-titled project, which our sources have revealed that filming will kickstart from January 2020 with producer J. S. Pankaj Mehta now coming on board. Pankaj Mehta is known for producing the 2002 Sathyaraj starrer, Maaran and Aahaa Ethanai Azhagu in 2003 with Mithun and Charmy in the lead roles.

Ever since Santhanam had taken up lead roles, fans have been waiting for the comedy superstar to work with director Rajesh and will now be mighty happy that the project is all set to flag off soon. Santhanam also has in his kitty the in-development, Dikkiloona, in which he plays triple roles, Dagaalty alongside Yogi Babu, the long-delayed Selvaraghavan-directed romantic film, Mannavan Vanthanadi, Server Sundaram and Oodi Oodi Uzhaikanum.