Shivalinga (2017 film)

Shivalinga
Directed by	P. Vasu
Written by	P. Vasu
Produced by	R. Ravindran
Starring	Raghava Lawrence Ritika Singh Shakthi Vadivelu
Cinematography	Sarvesh Murari
Music by	S. Thaman
Production company	Trident Arts
Release date	January 2017
Country	India
Language	Tamil

Shivalinga is an upcoming Tamil horror comedy film directed by P. Vasu, starring Raghava Lawrence and Ritika Singh in the leading roles. A remake of Vasu's earlier 2016 Kannada film of the same, the project began production in July 2016.

Cast

• Raghava Lawrence as Shiva
• Ritika Singh
• Shakthi
• Vadivelu
• Radharavi
• Bhanupriya
• Urvashi
• Madhuvanti Arun

Production

Following the success of P. Vasu's Kannada horror film, Shivalinga (2016), the filmmaker chose to remake the project in Tamil. Vasu initially tried to market the project as Chandramukhi 2, as a spiritual sequel to Chandramukhi (2005), and approached Rajinikanth to portray the lead role. However the actor did not accept to work on the project, while reports suggested that Vasu may approach Ajith Kumar for the film. In March 2016, Raghava Lawrence accepted to work on the film, while Vadivelu was also signed on to appear in a role thereafter. After negotiations with Anushka Shetty and Hansika Motwani, Vasu chose to sign on Ritika Singh for the female lead role. Vasu's son, Shakthi, was also added to the cast to reprise the role he had portrayed in the original version. Shakthi revealed that his character would have more prominence in the Tamil version, in comparison with the Kannada version.

The film was launched in a ceremony during mid July 2016, with Radharavi, Bhanupriya and Urvashi revealed to be a part of the cast. The film's first schedule was completed in Bangalore during August 2016.