Silambarasan TR has been treating his fans with one surprise after another over the past year, especially after his radical physical transformation, with the multi-talented actor's Eeswaran as coming out as a Pongal release and turning out to be a success. With his Maanaadu completed under Venkat Prabhu's direction and announced for a grand Diwali release in November, Simbu is currently working with director Gautham Menon on Vendhu Thanindhathu Kaadu and will soon be joining the sets of Pathu Thala alongside Gautham Karthik. Having said that, Dr. Ishari K. Ganesh's Vels Film International revealed their next venture tentatively titled as STR 48, with the film's title now officially announced to be Corona Kumar under Gokul's direction, who is known for Rowthiram, Idharkuthane Aasaipattai Balakumara, Kaashmora, Junga and Anbirkiniyaal. 

Think Music India released a special promo video on Saturday announcing Simbu's Corona Kumar title launch. It has also been announced that a special tribute song dedicated to Chennai Super Kings (CSK) ahead of their match against the Mumbai Indians (MI) in the Indian Premier League (IPL) will be released on Sunday. Sharing the Corona Kumar title reveal video, Think Music wrote, "Unveiling the much anticipated title of #VelsFilms next with @SilambarasanTR_ " #CoronaKumar " Directed by  @DirectorGokul 🥳 A Special Tribute Song to #CSK from the team Coming Tomorrow 🦁 Produced by Dr @IshariKGanesh @VelsFilmIntl #SilambarasanTR #STR48 #ThinkSTR48". Watch the Corona Kumar title announcement video below: 

Corona Kumar was first announced by director Gokul last year during the lockdown, with talk immediately springing up that the upcoming film would be a spinoff/sequel to the 2013 blockbuster Idharkuthane Aasaipattai Balakumara, which had ‘Makkal Selvan’ Vijay Sethupathi in the lead role. Speculations were rife since then that Vijay Sethupathi could reprise his role as Sumaar Moonji Kumar from IDHABA if it were a sequel or appear in a cameo in case the film was going to be a spinoff. As of now, there are still rumors doing the rounds that Vijay Sethupathi would be making a cameo appearance in Corona Kumar, which is yet to be confirmed.