Gorilla (film)

Gorilla is an upcoming Indian Tamil heist comedy thriller film written and directed by Don Sandy. The film stars Jiiva, Shalini Pandey, Kong in the lead roles while Yogi Babu, Radha Ravi, Sathish, Rajendran and Ramdoss play supportive and pivotal roles in the film.

The film is also set to be the first Indian film as well as the first Tamil film in Tamil cinema history to cast or portray a real chimpanzee in the main prominent role. The music is composed by Sam C. S. with lyrics penned by Yugabharathi while cinematography is handled by R. B. Gurudev and editing is done by Anthony L. Ruben.

Plot
The film's story revolves around a group of misfits who set out to rob a bank with the assistance of a chimpanzee.

Cast

 * Jiiva
 * Shalini Pandey
 * Chimpanzee as Kong
 * Radha Ravi
 * Yogi Babu
 * Rajendran
 * Ramdoss
 * Sathish
 * Vivek Prasanna

Production
The production of the film commenced on February 2018 by director Don Sandy who rose to prominence in Kollywood industry with his debut directorial venture Mahabalipuram in 2015. This film also brought the thought of having a gorilla in a key role which was the first ever instance in Indian film history. It was also revealed that the chimpanzee named Kong was hired from the Samut training station of Thailand, which is a world renowned destination for training animals like chimpanzees, gorillas for mainly Hollywood films. The production team also initially roped in RJ Balaji for the film but was later replaced by Sathish. The first look poster of the film was released on 21 June 2018. The teaser of the film was unveiled by actor Suriya on 16 September 2018 through his Twitter account. Most of the sequences related to the chimpanzee were shot in Thailand and the remaining portions were shot in Chennai.