It's a wrap for Dhanush's ‘Idly Kadai'

The shooting of Idli Kadai, the fourth directorial of actor Dhanush, has been completed. The makers have confirmed that the production has been wrapped up after a final schedule in Bangkok, Thailand.
The production house's X account shared photos from the last day of the shoot and confirmed once again that the film will hit theatres on October 1.
The movie is produced by Dhanush's Wunderbar Films in association with Aakash Baskaran's Dawn Pictures. Idli Kadai stars Nithya Menen and Arun Vijay in prominent roles. Nithya Menen is reuniting with Dhanush after their hit movie Thiruchitrambalam (2022). With music scored by GV Prakash Kumar, the film has cinematography by Kiran Koushik and editing by Prasanna GK.
The makers have so far released posters of the movie. One of the posters featured Dhanush in a rural look, with idli containers, while the other features him as a young boy next to actor Rajkiran, who starred in the lead in Dhanush's directorial debut, Pa Paandi. In one of the posters, Arun Vijay is seen inside a boxing ring with Dhanush.

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