KGF producer enters Malayalam; Prithiviraj to direct pan-India film titled Tyson

Actor-director Prithviraj Sukumaran on Friday announced that his next directorial project will be a social thriller “Tyson”.

The film is backed by Hombale productions, which produced the KGF franchise.

The film is slated to go on floors in the last quarter of 2023 and will have a pan-India release in 2024 in Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada and Hindi.

Set against the backdrop of contemporary India, the movie is written by Murali Gopy, who is collaborating with Prithviraj for the third time after Lucifer and the upcoming sequel Empuraan.

Prithviraj, who made his directorial debut in 2019 with Lucifer and followed it up with Bro Daddy and upcoming L2: Empuraan, shared the details of “Tyson” on Twitter.

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“#TYSON Presenting my 4th directorial, next after Empuraan – L2. With co-creator Murali Gopy. This time with #HombaleFilms! Thank you #VijayKiragandur for the trust. @hombalefilms @VKiragandur @PrithviOfficial #muraligopy, the 39-year-old actor-filmmaker wrote.

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