Vijay Sethupathi and Trisha Krishnan at 96 Movie Launch - Prem Kumar | Nandagopal

Vijay Sethupathi and Trisha Krishnan 96 Movie Launch was held on 12nd Jun 2017 at AVM Studio, Arcot Road, Vadapalani, Chennai.

Prem Kumar the cinematographer of films like " Naduvula Konjam Pakkatha Kanom" will be making his directorial debut with the film titled as 96. This Film brings Vijay Sethupathi and Trisha as the lead pair for the first time. The film will be produced by S.Nandagopal of Madras Enterprises banner.

The makers have now announced that the shooting of '96' will begin from Monday (June 12) after a pooja between the Muhurhtam time of 9 to 10:30 AM.

The film is a love story and the year 1996 plays an important role in the story. That's why the film has been titled as 96. Govid Menon is the music director and N.Shanmuga Sundaram will handle the cinematography. R.Govindaraj will be the Editor. Uma Devi and Karthik Netha have penned the lyrics for the songs.

Vijay Sethupathi, Trisha, Premkumar, S Nandagopal, Shanmugasundaram, Govind Menon, Umadevi, Lakshman graced the event.

Actress Trisha, who was last seen in Kodi, has said to be signed her next with actor Vijay Sethupathi for the upcoming yet-untitled Tamil film which will be helmed by cinematographer Prem Kumar of Naduvula Konjam Pakkatha Kaanom fame.

Speaking about the film, a source was quoted said that, "Trisha has been finalised as the female lead for the project. However, the actress is yet to sign on the agreement officially. Prem Kumar had narrated the script to Sethupathi months ago, and he was impressed with it. Trisha's role will be a solid performance-oriented one. The rest of the cast and crew is yet to be finalised."

Trisha finally revealed the title of her movie with Vijay Sethupathi as ‘96’, which is believed to be denoting the year 1996. The actress took to Twitter to announce this project. It is also being said that Trisha will have an equally important role and screen time as Sethupathi. This will be the second time that Vijay Sethupathi and director Prem Kumar will team up for a film after their comic caper ‘Naduvula Konjam Pakkatha Kaanom’ in 2012.

The first-look poster was released on 14 February 2017, coinciding with Valentines Day. The technical team includes cinematography by N. Shanmuga Sundaram who also did Aandavan Kattalai, music by Govind Menon, edit by R. Govindaraj, art work by Vinoth Raj Kumar and lyrics by Uma Devi and Karthik Nethra. An official callout has been made by 96 team for young aspiring actors to perform as young Vijay Sethupathu and Trisha.

The film entered production on 12 June 2017 at Kumbakonam. Vijay Sethupathi is revealed to play the role of a travel photographer and will be travelling extensively during the shoot. The crew is currently looking for suitable actors to play the younger versions of Sethupathi and Trisha’s characters, and regarding the title the director says that 'the film revolves around characters who belong to the same batch — 1996, the years during which one does their schooling and college define their character. The year '96 plays a key role in this romantic film, and hence this title'.

        96 MOVIE

Directed by : C. Prem Kumar

Produced by : Nandagopal

Written by : C. Prem Kumar

Starring : Vijay Sethupathi & Trisha Krishnan

Music by : Govind Menon

Cinematography : N. Shanmuga Sundaram

Edited by : R. Govindaraj

Production Company : Madras Enterprises

Release date : October 2017