Yaman (film)

Yaman
Promotional poster
Directed by	Jeeva Shankar
Produced by	A. Subaskaran Fatima Vijay Antony
Written by	Jeeva Shankar
Starring	Vijay Antony Miya George Thiagarajan
Music by	Vijay Antony
Cinematography	Jeeva Shankar
Edited by	Veera Senthil Raj
Production company	Lyca Productions Vijay Antony Film Corporation
Release date	24 February 2017
Country	India
Language	Tamil

Yaman (English: Lord of Death) is an upcoming 2017 Indian Tamil-language political thriller film written and directed by Jeeva Shankar. Co-produced by Lyca Productions and Vijay Antony Film Corporation, the film features Vijay Antony and Miya George in the lead roles, while Thiagarajan portrays another pivotal character. The film, which features Jeeva Shankar and Vijay Antony doubling up as the cinematographer and the music composer respectively, will be released on 24 February 2017.

In December 2015, Jeeva Shankar announced that his next film would feature Vijay Antony and the pair would collaborate after working together in Naan (2012). Jeeva Shankar had initially discussed the script with other actors including Vijay Sethupathi, who had requested the director to finish the script in two months, but Jeeva Shankar took eight months and Vijay Sethupathi became busy with other projects. Vijay Antony's availability meant that Jeeva Shankar chose to cast him in the lead role. He revealed that the film would be a political thriller film set in Chennai and Vijay Antony would portray the character who brings "the message of death".Miya George was signed on as the film's lead actress during January 2016, while Lyca Productions announced that they would produce the film. Vijay Antony put on weight for the film and began working on the project during the same month, with the producers revealing that the film would be shot within eighty days.Thiagarajan joined the film's cast during May 2016 and revealed that he would portray the lead antagonist, appearing as a "political mastermind". Several scenes were shot in Chennai, while a prison set was erected in Pondicherry for the shoot. Moreover, a song was shot in Mumbai during July 2016 featuring Vijay Antony and Miya. The team later moved on to film sequences in Georgia during July 2016. The plot is a man who enters politics in order to fight corruption and avenge his father's death.