Indrajith (2016 film)

Indrajith
First look poster
Directed by	Kalaprabhu
Produced by	Kalaipuli S. Thanu
Written by	Kalaprabhu
Starring	Gautham Karthik Ashrita Shetty
Music by	KP
Cinematography	Rasamathi
Edited by	V. T. Vijayan-S. R. Ganesh Babu
Production company	V Creations
Release date	May 18, 2017 (2017-05-18)
Country	India
Language	Tamil

Indrajith is an upcoming Tamil action-adventure film directed by Kalaprabhu and produced by his father Kalaipuli S. Thanu. The film features Gautham Karthik and Ashrita Shetty in the lead roles, while sonarika bhadoria, Sudanshu Pandey and Pratap Pothan among others play supporting roles.

The collaboration between actor and director was first reported in October 2013, with Kalaprabhu revealing that his second venture after Sakkarakatti (2008), would be an action adventure film produced by his father. Gautham Karthik was signed to play the title role, while actresses Ashrita Shetty and Sonarika Bhadoria were selected to play female leading roles.Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy were initially announced as the film's music composers, but delays later meant that newcomer KP was selected to compose the film's soundtrack and score. A first look poster for the film was revealed in January 2014, stating that production was in progress. The team announced that schedules were set to take place in Chennai, Arunachal Pradesh and then Goa, while also revealing that the title was reference to the character Indrajit from the Indian epic Ramayana. It was later revealed that the film would be along the lines of the Indiana Jones films, with Gautham Karthik and Sonarika featuring in a group of fortune seekers, also including Sudanshu Pandey and theatre actor Amit.

The team began filming in early 2014, with shoots conducted in Chennai and Pondicherry. A further twelve day shoot schedule in Goa during July 2014, with Sachin Khedekar joining the cast to portray a professor. After a long schedule break, the team reconvened in April 2015 to complete the rest of the shoot.