An emotional drama involving a crime

Sarjun KM, who has worked as an assistant under Mani Ratnam and AR Murugadoss, is making his debut with the suspense drama

Echcharikkai

. The director says that the plot involves a crime committed by two individuals and an investigation into this crime by a police officer. “Both the crime and the investigation unfold as parallel stories. More than being a crime thriller, the film’s tone will be that of an emotional drama, which focuses more on why the characters do certain things in the film,” says Sarjun.

Sathyaraj plays the role of a retired cop, and the director cast the actor because he wanted someone who would be apt to play a 60-plus character and still look charismatic and majestic.

Varalaxmi

will be seen as a dancer, the victim of the crime that is committed.

Vivek Rajagopal

, a familiar name on the theatre circuit, plays a crook and is one of the main leads. Kishore will be seen in a young look.

The technical team involves

KS Sundaramurthy

, who composed music for the recent 8 Thotakkal, cinematographer Sudharshan Srinivasan, an assistant of Bollywood cameraman Ayananka Bose, Karthik Jogesh, who has edited a few Malayalam films, and art director Vijay Adhinathan, who has been part of films like Kadhalum Kadandhu Pogum.