Guru Somasundaram has been acting since 2011. His debut movie was the critically acclaimed Aaranya Kaandam and since then has acted in films such as Pandiya Naadu, Jigarthanda, Petta, Devi 2, etc. His role in Joker as Mannar Mannan had won him accolades from all quarters.
With an impressive filmography, Guru Somasundaram is all set to foray into the digital platform. He will be seen playing the main lead in Topless, directed by Dinesh Mohan. It is being bankrolled under the banner Soldiers’ Factory. The series went on to the floors on August 3, confirm sources. Harish Uththaman, Arun Alexander, and Gokul Anand also play important roles in Topless.
While Amrit Rao and Aravind Venkatesh compose the tunes for this venture, Vishal Vijayan and Viswesh will be cranking the camera.
It may be noted here that Guru Somasundaram currently has two feature films, Maamanithan and Asuran, in the making.
Maamanithan has Vijay Sethupathi in the lead with Gayathrie S as his lead pair. The star cast also has Guru Somasundaram and Shaji Chen playing pivotal roles. Directed by the award-winning director Seenu Ramasamy, the film has music by maestro Ilaiyaraaja and his sons Yuvan Shankar Raja and Karthik Raja. Maamanithan is bankrolled by Yuvan Shankar Raja under his banner YSR Productions, K Productions and Vasan Movies.
Critically acclaimed director Vetrimaaran is directing Asuran. It has Dhanush playing the lead role. The technical crew of Asuran includes GV Prakash Kumar for music, Velraj for cinematography and Vivek Harshan for editing. The film is being bankrolled by Kalaipuli S Dhanu under his banner V Creations. The star cast also has Balaji Shaktivel in an important role and reports are that he will be seen as the baddie.
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