Panithuli, a thriller set in the US, is directed by Natty Kumar and is a bilingual (being made in Hindi and Tamil simultaneously). The Hindi version is called Tum Ho Yaara.
Ganesh Venkatraman plays the lead role with newcomers Shobana and Kalpana Pandit in the cast.
The makers are planning to release the Tamil version first and then decide on the Hindi release.
'I speak great Hindi because I started my career with Hindi theatre. So we shot each scene twice, once for Tamil and once for Hindi. Telugu and Malayalam films just happened.
It wasn't planned. I take whatever comes with an open mind', he says.
